Lets look back...

I had an amazing 20 miler during my training...

September 4
2:32:12
7:36 pace

Now, I have been stressing about this week leading to the marathon all week. Now, I have not looked back on the week leading to that amazing run until tonight and I would like to share it with you!

Monday
7 Miles 53:32
3 easy
6:48
6:49
6:38
1 easy
Start at 5am

Tuesday
8 Miles
1:02:01
7:44 pace
start at 6:51 pm

Wednesday
Track

Thursday
* I had a note that I was hungover from a date the night before... ;)
8 Miles
1:05:11
8:08 pace
start at 5:55am

Friday - YES I RAN FRIDAY!!!
4 Miles
34:33
8:37 pace
started at 7:03 am

Saturday
Dinner Friday night...Pei Wei Spicy Korean (ate it all) Vanilla Milkshake from Steak in Shake (drank it all) and then a glass of wine (enjoyed it all)
Breakfast... Coffee, Water, Luna Bar

Temp 76* 89% Humidity

20 miles
2:32:12
7:36 pace

So as you can see, with as much as I worked myself that week, I still managed to get this stellar run in!! This gives me loads of confidence that I can do this again on Saturday!

"To do your best, you've gotta believe in yourself. There is a functional link between physiology and psychology. If you have the confidence to do something, your body will respond. With confidence you can cope with various race day obstacles, but even slight problems are magnified if you lack it. Achieving goals -- long training runs, consistent mileage, increasingly faster times in speed workouts and races -- builds confidence, which results in  further improvements in performance. Reflect on these successes as you approach a race and during it to keep your confidence strong." (quoted from The Competitive Runner's Handbook)