I got a 17 miler in with my friend Reed 2 days ago. I ended up averaging 6:57 pace throughout. I wanted to slow down some from my previous 16 miler which I averaged a 6:49 pace. After the 16 mile training run I was sore for a couple of days to the point where I had to stretch at night, especially my left leg/ankle/side of my calf area. This run felt much better. My feet still heated up a lot after mile 14, mostly because I need to wear different shoes and maybe socks too. My trusty Green Silence are awesome on any distance up to a halfathon, but aren't going to cut it as a long distance trainer.
Next up, an 18 miler this weekend. The rest of my training will consist of tempo runs anywhere from 5-8 miles in length and hill repeats, which I'll need to help build my strength for the last 13 miles of the marathon I am going to be doing. Roughly 5 of these miles are uphill, or at least that's what the topography looks like for the race. It also appears that at around mile 20 you turn around and head back down the hill(s) that you just came up towards the finish. As long as my legs aren't too thrashed it's going to feel really good turning around at 20.
I am going to be getting some new Brooks shoes delivered tomorrow, the Brooks Ghost 4's. A friend of mine runs in them and really likes them a lot. I hope they'll be a good shoe to wear on my long training runs and my feet are cozier in them on those higher miles!!
Go wild and enjoy running!!
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