Half-way Mark in Practice!!

So I signed up for the Detroit Marathon... the full!!! Lord knows that I dont want to waste my money and not run it. I just hope its not hot!!! My confidence is rising on whether I can finish. My pride says run a 3:30:00, but my better judgement says 3:30:00 - 3:45:00, yet my gut says under 4 hours.

So its 7 weeks until the big day. I embarked on a long run this past Tuesday. Started at 8pm and did not finish until 10pm. I felt like I could run for days!! I didnt want to stop. Its far and few that I get into that mode. But it was so cool outside and I hydrated well that all I needed was two bottles. Didnt even need a Gu or anything. My motto was "Dont look at the Garmin, just run by feel, slow down if needed because this is a practice run". Actually, I did stop for 1 - 2 minutes to guzzle down some fluids at mile 10. I really didnt feel fatigued at all. After coming to the harsh reality that I had to work in the morning, I turned it in... I finished with a grand total of 14 miles run in that interim. That is the longest I have ever run in my entire life. If you asked me that a year ago, I would laugh in your face!! But, that is only half-way... the marathon is 26.2 miles!!!! So I run on...