Marathon Training Week 13 & 14 in Review

I have really slacked logging my runs. I had a great week 13. I did an easy 5 miles on Monday, an 8 mile interal workout on Tuesday, a 10 mile tempo run on Wednesday. On Friday, I ran 20 miles in 3 hours and 7 minutes. It was very hard and my legs were very weak. I was sore through Sunday. I ran 4 miles on Monday, and did the Turkey Trot, a 5 mile race, on Thursday. I finished in 31:28 and placed 3rd in my age group. I was very pleased. I took off Friday and ran 16 miles today. I have eaten really bad for the past 2 days and expected it to hurt me worse than it did. I was rested, and fully hydrated, that may have balanced out the damage I did to my body with all the sugar and processed food I ate on Thanksgiving and the day after. I averaged 8:56, which is about my goal for the race. I felt pretty good, but I was bored as I ran the same loop around my house 3 times.