HELP!

Ok, well, shit. I feel like I hit a wall today. I went for a 6 mile run and walked atleast half of it. It really, really, really sucked. I feel like complete garbage. I dont know what went wrong.

Ive been mostly training on the tredmill, but today was a CLEAR indication I need to start doing it outside from now on unless its like, 1000 degrees out. Is this why I had such a hard time today? I did run outside a few weeks ago and it went fine.  I ran 9 miles last weekend on the tredmill, no problem.  I go outside to run 6 and I feel like my legs are just broken, or something.

I am upset. I dont have much time left to train. Its almost august and the race is in October. I am so god awful slow I just dont think i am able to make the 6 hour time limit with the marathon. What an awful day.  Please, let things get better and easier, please??!!! anyone????

Breaking 5

I am going to consider today a milestone in my training.  I ran 7 miles - surpassing the 5 miles that I had trouble breaking.

I think it was hard for me to surpass 5 miles because five is such a nice, round number.  Counting by 5 is so easy.  Things are rounded to 5 and multiples of 5. Having to run 6 miles, let alone 7 miles, just sounds ugly.

But my run today wasn't all that bad. Sure, I was bored out of my mind, but I didn't feel so bad once I finished.

Next milestone - 10 miles, next week. Eeek.