The Dream

There is a time every now and then, but not often enough when everything aligns correctly and your running is effortless. You feel like you are on top of the world and no trail is going to stop you. This is The Dream.

This past weekend I had one of those runs, my last long run before I run a marathon. I had some niggling injuries going into the weekend, and was very cautious about this run that I had planned, 30 km was the goal distance. If I could run that then I would be feeling relatively confident about being able to finish a marathon. I also threw in a few hills and plenty of trail running to keep things fun. My route ended up looking a lot like this:

Yes it is straight from Garmin Connect.

The first 5 km were a bit tentative but afterwards nothing was going to stop me, Even a building site blocking off the trail. I was running mostly 5 min kms where there was room to stride out, something even I was surprised about. Even at the end of the run I felt I could have gone further.

Hopefully I haven't peaked too early but this marathon is looking like it could be a good one