Brutal, brutal run! I have had a tough week, not sure what is wrong. I have had bad sleep and stomach issues all week long, plus I just feel generally brunt out. But I am in the final stretch for the marathon training, 4 more hard weeks and taper time. I can do it! I do hope I start to feel better though. Met McKenzie, Aubrey, Rebecca, and Melody at Vintage did a loop into orem and came back for Julie E. We then headed up the canyon, I started having stomach cramping pretty bad. Turned at the bridal veil parking lot, no more clear path. Started doing marathon pace was going to do 10 mile at the mouth I had to stop and use a pop, took for ever there. Then made it back to vintange and considered being done, felt pretty bad but decided to go on. At 19 we went up the diagonal hill and I was pretty much toast after that. I really thought my avg. pace was going to be over an 8 mm but it was surprisingly it was 7:50. marathon pace miles starting at 10 were 7:10, 7:08, 7:08, 7:08, 7:29, 7:16 then feel off my pace 7:34, 7:38, 8:44 (up the diagonal) and the rest were 8:20's but it felt like a death march to the finish. Iced in the river after. 2:49:19/7:50 | 