Easy week

I decided to give myself a bit of a break last week and ran about 20 miles total.  This was partially due to needing a little rest after the race, partly due to the 95 degree weather, and partly due to the fact that I spent Sun-Thurs landscaping.  Yesterday I decided to put an end to the break and pound out 16.5 miles.  I actually have some soreness in my knees this morning that I was not expecting, so I'm going to take it easy and only do 45 minutes or so today.  One thing I need to get back in the habit of is doing my P90X, plyometrics in particular.  I think plyo really helps all the stabilizer muscles in my legs that don't get trained enough from straight running.  Getting rid of the muscle imbalances really seems to help prevent injury.  Anyway, I think I'm definitely on track for a <4:00 marathon.  Now that the weather is a little cooler I should be able to get some amazing training runs in.  I'm considering the idea of doing 18-20 miles next weekend, but I'll have to make sure all my joints are 100% before I do that.