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I ran to work this morning and I started off pushing myself a bit. I went around a 9:35 min pace over the 3 miles of hills (with a net elevation loss) that start the run to work. By the time I got to Rosslyn, where I decide, 6 mi, 7mi, or throw in the towel and metro, I felt nauseated. But I thought, well, this will teach me to run through pain. So I took the 7 mi path. I slowed considerably, even though it was mostly flat. I still feel exhausted, even after breakfast and vitamin water. Isn't it strange that the short run yesterday, just a bit faster than normal completely wiped me out?

I'm trying to figure out how to approach marathon training. One of the problems is that I don't feel like I have a recent race time that's reflective of my true abilities. The programs based on my marathong time, have really slow easy runs. I don't mind some slower runs, but I don't want to be running 11 min miles. There's an article in a Runners World eletter I got today on VDOT training, which led me to this site on the purpose of different runs and how to calculate VDOT (ability to process oxygen) based on race times.