Week 3 Part 2

Thursday: 40 minutes on the elliptical; strength circuit

Friday: about 45 minutes of yoga

Saturday: 12-mile run! I ran the first 6 nonstop, which was awesome. Then I took a walk/water break, which really screwed me. I think I drank too much water too quickly, because I went back into my run and my stomach felt very weird and I had to slow to a walk again. I spent the next 3 miles in a run/walk; finally for miles 10-12 I was able to kick it back up. I have to say, Mile 12 was brutal, I was counting down the tenths of a mile and realllllly dragging. I know I could have done one more, particularly if the actual finish line was in sight, but I was pretty darn tired. I finished the run in 125 minutes, or 2:05, which means I ended up walking about a mile total out of the 12. I can't imagine the marathon itself going any more poorly than that middle section, so it looks like I should still be able to finish in 2:15 at the outside. HOWEVER, waking up Sunday I discovered that the top of my left foot was really tender, and icing it for most of the afternoon/evening had no effect. Now it's Monday morning and it seems to be hurting worse. I sort of remember a weird popping feeling in that foot during Saturday's run, and I'm a little worried. I'm probably going to skip today's run and keep icing it for another day or so and see what happens. Keep your fingers crossed for me!!