Marathon Training Week Eight

Last January when we decided to do the half-marathon, Landon and I went out and ran/walked seven miles in our neighborhood and I felt like I was going to die after about the first mile. It was sad. Tonight, I ran seven without stopping. It was slow, an 11:46 pace just like the 10 mile run, but it was the longest I've run alone (without Landon to pace me and keep me going :)) without stopping, so hopefully each long run I do alone without stopping to walk will help me overcome my mental issues about not thinking I can run the whole race. And help me find my pace--which hopefully is a lot faster than tonight's pace. But it was 90 degrees outside still when we ran, so hopefully the heat has something to do with it. And hopefully it won't be 90 degrees in Chicago in October. :)