The Good News and The Bad News.

Good News!  My last 400m Tavern on the Hill repeat was on par with last year’s speed. 

Bad News!  I don’t think I can do 8 of them.

Good News!  I lost a bit of weight, thanks too Matt Fitzgerald’s Weight Watcher like point system.  I’m almost at my “Racing Weight”.

Bad News!  I can’t eat a lot of the stuff I like to eat, making this whole running thing boring and sort of a sour deal.  If I can’t eat what I want, why am I running 50 miles a week?

Good News!  Boston Marathon is 5 weeks away, which means, this madness will end soon.

Bad News!  Boston Marathon is 5 weeks away, and I have zero endurance and zero speed.

My 20 mile this weekend was terrible just like the first 20 mile run I did about two weeks ago.  I got tired, bored, and miserable at around mile 12 or so and started to doubt my ability to run a full marathon.  I don’t think I can run it even at 9 minute miles. 

I should be running faster and easier during my speed workouts, but that isn’t happening.  I can barely hold my old “marathon pace”.  http://connect.garmin.com/activity/281937990 

In fact, I can’t hold my slower 8min marathon pace.  http://connect.garmin.com/activity/282858157

This is hugely frustrating since last year, I was much speedier last year.  I don’t think the decline is due to age, but a summer full of not taking my favorite Faster Finish class.  In this class, I seem to push myself harder. 

As much as I hate to do this, I think I’m going to sort of “throw away” Boston, and try harder key workout training for a better marathon in the fall.  This Boston thing…aint happening.  I think it would be near miracle if I can complete it with some dignity.