4.15 miles
Had I tackled those long miles yesterday on the road, I don’t believe my legs would’ve had any oomph in them for today’s slow easy recovery run. Trails allow me to bounce back faster. However, this could be deceiving since I tend not to notice the soreness until the second day so scratch everything I’ve just said.
It’s August (my birthday month – yay) and Week 9 and I looked at some math with regards to the GVRAT since this is the final month for it.
As it stands now, I am 219 miles short of the goal and if I am to finish it I will need to complete 219 miles in August.
Now, anything is possible, but is this possible for me? I couldn’t say when the last time I had over 200 miles in a month but, was a while ago.
On one hand, my crazy mind wants to go for it (which is the ego talking).
On the other hand, I’ve accepted not completing it this year.
I mean, what’s the worse thing that will happen if I don’t finish the GVRAT? I don’t receive a buckle.
And, what’s the worse thing that could happen if I do try and finish it? I could sustain an injury.
I think I’m okay without another buckle. My eyes are on a different prize.
Thank you for reading my daily post on my Chicago Marathon training.