All the above ideas are great. I have one more to suggest--Do you have a treadmill at home? If not, how close is the gym to where you run? Could you do most of your long run outside and then retreat to the treadmill to finish the last miles when the temp gets to be unbearable? I despise running on treadmills, but they are handy once in a while (like in the dead of winter here in MI).
Good luck with your training! Marathon is on my to-do list for next year, so I am looking forward to seeing how the rest of you balance strength training with high mileage.
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