Feather- Welcome back to the boards! Thanks for the support. My heart sunk for you a bit when the list came out and I saw it cutoff just a few ticks quicker than your time from the last chance meet. Good to see that you've decided to take advantage of your fitness and extend your season a bit though.
Pikachu- Yeah I feel the same way with the emphasis on workouts, I was just curious what kind of weeks you would be putting up during the heaviest/hardest period of your training phase as you are aiming for a fall marathon but you're already up to a 120-mile week with some really quality runs. I really love long marathon workouts too, which is a shame as I don't feel that I have ever run close to what I am capable of at the distance.
easy weeks- I went through a phase like what you described when I first got out of college when I was running 70-80 mpw and knocked out a 18-19 mile long run every weekend at marathon pace but couldn't run intervals at 5-minute mile pace if my life depended on it. (for a point-of-reference I was about a mid-4:20s guy in high school). I don't think you need a ton of speedwork to get ready for races, but you do need to work some in there slowly. Also, I know what you mean about wanting to get in shape first before racing, but sometimes you still need a couple/few races to really get back into it even after you have a few weeks/months of solid workouts under your belt.
Anyways, looking forward to seeing how you progress over the next few months.
Printer- Glad to hear your legs getting better. Also, I know we are having different issues but have you ever tried a foam roller? I used it on my quads last week and the result was pretty amazing. (although it was intended to relive the pressure of my quads on my IT band). It didn't get it to the point where I feel I can run, but my quads/knee were nowhere near as tight as before.