Ready for training (I think)

I'm a bit torn. I think it's been a good thing to decrease my mileage, take it a little easy, and let my body rest a bit this past month. That said, I just haven't been myself lately and I think at least part of that is due to feeling like I'm not doing my best with my runs (see my thoughts on comfort from a few weeks ago). I feel sluggish, I don't have as much energy as I'm used to, and I'm just not happy with my performance. While that seems counter-intuitive, any avid exerciser will tell you that in order to have energy you have to expend energy. There are 3.5 weeks until I officially start training for the marathon. I think I'm going to ease my mileage back up to 15 miles or so a week over the next few weeks. Hopefully that will help me feel better plus it will put me in a good position to start training. November will be here before I know it!