the peak is coming

Last week i broke 50 miles.  fifty.  five zero.  in one week.  that's more miles than i have ever run in a week.  my saturday run alone was 24 miles, the longest training run i have ever done.  i am looking at this as an incredible accomplishment.  50 miles in a week felt an impossible feat, yet here i am.  its done and I'm still going.  and in general, i still feel pretty good.

but the kicker?  next week is gonna be more.  after this week's "recovery" (probably just over 40 miles for the week), next week will be the peak week of my training plan.  It should be approx 53-55 miles, with a full marathon on saturday.  wed will be 10x600m hill repeats.  10 hill repeats.  sounds awful.  it just feels unbelievable that i could casually contemplate the idea of a 53 mile training week with a full marathon saturday.  The peak is coming.  if i get through the next few weeks, i can anything i set my mind to.  it's that simple.  find a goal, create a plan, deal with failures along the way.

5 and a half weeks to go.  its gonna go off.