20

19.7...
Just keep moving

19.8...
Almost there

19.9...
Come on! Push through

20.0
Done, end all three gps apps you have going because you’re you

In a marathon training cycle the 20 miler is the K2 in preparation for the upcoming Everest. The 20 mile training run is an epic event as for most marathoners it means you have hit your training peak and get to recover until your “Everest” approaches. For good or bad the 20 miler is all revealing, the fact that you completed it means your committed to the process. The hours spent training, locked in battle with all the voices that tell you that “you can’t do this” have paid off. The treadmill that you have a love hate relationship with as a necessity when circumstances arise can be silent.

So while you catch your breath before taking on the upcoming summit of a marathon, make sure to stop and take a look at all you have accomplished from this “peak.”