Its all down hill from here! Week 16 is done!

So this week culminated with my final long run a 20 miler today, I was going to go do it at a special event in Kenosha, but since it was Greek Easter today I ended up doing it at Independence Grove. I felt great until about mile 18 where the sharp hills in the NW corner of the route finished off my thighs, with some cramping, I was able to walk it off, but deliberately did not push at all to the finish.

Overall I am very pleased with the run, the fueling went well, the clothes I wore were fine, I need to tighten up my heart monitor a wee bit since it slipped a few times so I am not sure of my actual HR during the run. I did Clif Shot Bloks throughout and had zero stomach distress. so after 20 miles I do know something, and that is I can finish a marathon! It would be brutal if I was cramping from mile 18 to the finish line but I could stagger home from there. In addition I got a PR for a half marathon today by 13 minutes no less.

Overall my week was 32 miles, and now I am in my taper!

So here are my mile splits:
11:00, 11:55, 12:44, 11:43, 11:55, 11:59, 12:03, 12:01, 11:46, 11:45, 12:07, 12:11, 12:01, 12:02, 12:20, 12:35, 12:47, 12:35, 13:39, 13:04

Mile 1-5-- 59:17
Mile 6-10-- 1:00:00
Mile 11-15-- 1:00:00
Mile 16-20-- 1:04:40
13.1-- 2:37:00
Total time 4:06:40