This week I felt like I was on vacation….I ran a grand total of 2 miles!

After my 20-miler the previous Saturday, my right foot and my right quad was really sore.  I didn’t want to overdo anything or cause any kind of injury so I ended up resting 4 days.  By the time I went out for my next run, I wasn’t feeling well as I had the cold with the main symptom being a sore throat so I decided not to worry about it too much, after all, I’m supposed to be tapering anyway.

I went out today to try and do a 10-miler which would have been pretty much my last run before the marathon, but I felt extremely lethargic.  I think the combination of not running the previous week plus eating more that I should have took its toll.

I decided to change my game plan and ran just 4 miles today and I’ll 4 miles each of the next 3 days before I rest completely before the marathon.  I also ran the last mile as striders to try and get some bounce back into my legs.  I’ll do the same for the rest of the week.

I’m also going to be a lot more diligent about what I eat this week and try to eat mainly carbs and also to ensure I don’t stuff myself.

Based on some recommendations, I got some Succeed S!Caps this week and took a couple on today’s run.  The run wasn’t long enough for me to know if it’ll help with cramping, but I just wanted to ensure that there were no ill effects with my taking the capsules and with my stomach while running.  Needless to say, my iron stomach seems fine!

It’s hard to believe that after starting my marathon training almost 6 months ago, the marathon is just 1 week away.

Posted by derek in Chicago, Marathon, Training