Long "Elliptical"

   So Sunday finally rolled around.  Normally, in a perfect world, I would have been gearing up to do a 13 mile run with L Street Running Club.  Unfortunately, the route that my training has taken has been a rough one.  I am still struggling with these IT Band issues, so until it gets better I am going to have to abstain from these runs. 
   Since the long runs are the most important aspect of marathon training (this is based on what people tell me, not my personal experience), I made sure to get a long workout in.  I got to the Y around 9 am and promptly took my position on my favorite elliptical.  Since I basically equate 10 minutes of working out on the elliptical to 1 mile of running ... I was scheduled to complete 130 minutes worth of exercising.  I have to say that I wasn't all that excited for this, but I new deep down inside that this is what I have to do to make sure I complete this marathon.
    I hopped on the elliptical and the early part of the workout was a little rough.  I have found that it always takes me 15-20 minutes to get into a workout on the elliptical.  Since I knew that I was going to be on the machine forever, I didn't mix in that many "hills" early on in the workout.  I kept a good pace through the first hour and was pretty happy with how it went.  Since the elliptical only lets you go 60 minutes at a time, i took a quick 1-2 minute break and then hopped back on for the second hour.  The first part of the 2nd hour was good, but as it went on I could feel the fatigue starting to set in.  When I got to 1 hr 45 minutes I definitely felt tired.  Despite the fatigue I pushed through and completed the 130 minutes worth cardio.  In the end, this wasn't the most exciting workout by any means but I got through it.  The frustrating part, is that suspect that I am going to have at least 3-4 more "long ellipticals" before I get back on the road.  
    The good news is that I start physical therapy tomorrow, so hopefully they will be able to solve this problem.