Miles to Go

With just under two months to go before my first marathon, I'm getting into the meat of my training schedule. The runs are getting longer, which means I'm having to re-adjust my schedule and habits to get them in. Saturday morning, I logged 15 miles at 4 a.m. in 35-degree weather before jetting off to class. This weekend, I've got a 16-miler on tap, which will equal the farthest distance I've ever run at one time. My training plan culminates with a 20-miler three weeks from race day. With the longer distances, reality is starting to set in regarding just how far 26.2 miles is and just how long it's going to take me to do it.