Just another one so.

Progress is fairly steady.

Since the last 10k race I have been training fairly consistently. Again, the only thing getting slightly neglected are the tempo runs.
For two weekends in a row, the plan was 16 miles, target pace 30 seconds slower than marathon pace.
Both times, I did 17, and at a 7:15 pace, which was slightly faster than prescribed. However, the pace and distance both felt very comfortable. I have been taking an energy chew at 11 miles each time, and  it really gives me a kick by 13 miles. I can't help feeling I am cheating though. I intend to push the distance out at which I take the chew, but as I intend to use them during the marathon, I need to practice using them.
Weekly mileage is around 50. The one thing that is going well are the speed sessions.
I went to run the Duleek 10k last Sunday. Conditions were good, but Duleek is kind of my nemesis. Last year I didn't break 40 minutes, and the previous year I got an almighty stitch in my side and had to pull up and walk the last mile. It is not an easy course, with a particularly long energy sapping drag on the back straight. I went out with the watch set at 6:10. It all went pretty well, but I finished at 38:26. On the plus side, that's two 10k's within three weeks fairly consistent times around the 38:20.
Again, after I drove home, I went out for a 9 mile run, which gave me 17 for the day.
On Monday I felt a lot better than I had after the previous similar session, and I went out for an easy 9.
Tuesday was a speed session, two miles warmup, 10x400 at 5:40 pace, and two miles cool down.
Wednesday was a rest day, primarily because it rained heavily all day.
Today was an easy 9 miles again. The only thing is that today I felt like someone had plugged me out. I had no energy, and the legs felt really heavy, which was surprising given I had a rest day the day before.
Another rest day tomorrow as I have the Frank Duffy 10 mile on Saturday. Not sure how that will go. I would hope to run well, but that depends on whether my energy levels come back up.