Base.. How Low Can You Go?

My mind was filled with doubt this morning when my alarm clock went off at 4:15. Why am I doing this to myself? What do I have to prove? The battle between the hardcore me and the just an average guy me rages on. I really did not want to get up this morning and run 12 miles. Who does this? Gone are the easy 4 mile runs, the normal looking feet, and the normal looking life. My life has been taken over by marathon training. I still can not imagine how the elites run upwards of 120 miles per week. I struggle to find the time to run 70. Random, blah blah blahs from a tired old man. 11 weeks to go.