Today is my 42nd birthday, so this morning I slept in, skipped work, had breakfast in bed--oh yeah, that's right, I did not do any of those things. Instead I banged out my weekly long run, 17 miles on the treadmill at 7:42 per mile pace. I have to say, this may have been my best long run yet. I started off by watching a little over an hour of Sportscenter, and then switched to listening to music on my iPod (a bunch of Smashing Pumpkins songs, followed by my longtime running playlist).
10 miles or so into the run I really just started to enjoy myself and almost did not want it to end--a stark contrast to my usual treadmill long runs, in which the last few miles are sheer torture. Maybe it was runner's high, maybe it was seeing my taper coming closer and closer into focus--whatever the reason, I just felt really dialed in this morning. As an added bonus my legs felt GREAT afterwards--it seems like my IT band/knee issues are pretty much behind me (although as a precaution I am stretching like a fiend today). Just two more long runs (18 and 20 miles) and it is taper time!
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