Well, training could hardly be any worse than it is. I have to risk this is my worst cycle so far, except for the once that injured me. I had to play catch up all week.

5 x 600 m on Monday: 2:16, 2:13, 2:16, 2:18, 2:16. This is reasonable for VDOT 52, but my legs were still dead from the 20-miler two days before, so it was still pretty hard.

The other workout was supposed to be a tune-up race, but I just did 5-mile LT: 6:27, 6:42, 6:48, 6:46, 6:41. Not terrible, except if we realize that my LT pace is probably 6:40, and not getting any better.

This also trashed my legs, and the following day I bonked on my 17-miler. Probably not due to the tempo run, but messed up hydration. I got very dehydrated. I stopped at 13.5 and walked home. Not the end of the world, but a missed opportunity at some good training.

I already started week -3, and it's not going great. But first the plan:

Week -3:

Mon: 7 R w/ 6x100 ST

Tue: 10 w/ 4 x 1200m

Wed: Rest

Thu: 11 MLR

Fri: 4 R

Sat: 20 L

I felt great on my recovery and I got my hopes up, but today, before my track workout, I felt very tired. I ran my 1200 a bit slower (deliberately) at 4:40, 4:39, 4:42, 4:41, and even this felt pretty hard. This really is only 50 VDOT, which would put me over 3:10 for the marathon. The more I train, the slower I get.

I used to 5 x 1200 in 4:21 each in the good old days.