It was slow going, HOT (Seriously 82 on December 3rd?) and super windy but I pushed through and got in the full 7 miles. I ended up on some new trails (there are tons by my house) and almost got lost. I also tried some "gu" which was totally disgusting and made my stomach hurt. I tried the sport beans last weekend but they were too hard to chew while running...so I'm not really sure where to go from here - what do you guys use to keep the energy up on long runs?
I'm on Week 5 of this training program and you know what this means...I made it to 7 miles and I'm signing up for the Cowtown Half.
Here are my miles so far:
Week 1 - 8 miles (Long 4 miles)
Week 2 - 10 miles (Long 5 miles)
Week 3 - 11 miles (Long 6 miles)
Week 4 - 12 miles (Long 6 miles)
Week 5 - 7 miles (Long 7 miles) *I was sick on Tues and Thur so didn't get my 3 milers in
During my run today, I ran by the park/playground that I used to run straight to then back home (round trip was 2 miles). And a feeling totally overcame me - I have made it SO FAR in a year. Last year a 2 mile run was normal for me. Now a 2 miler is a warm up...I am incredibly proud and humble that I am accomplishing this. I can't imagine how the finish line feeling will be at 13.1 but I am so looking forward to it.
And I'm not gonna lie...I almost quit at mile 5 and I really, I mean really had to push the last .2 miles. I literally collapsed on the floor when I got home. Hot, Sweaty, Stinky, Sore - PROUD Mere
And a special shout out to the women who have pushed me to keep this goal going and who I look to everyday for inspiration. Hop on over to their blogs and check them out - Melanie, Elle Noel and Gina!
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You rock!! I can't wait to look back at my now killer two mile runs and think it is easy. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDelete7 miles! That's great girl!
ReplyDeleteOMG you did AWESOME!!!!! You should be so proud of yourself. WTG!!! and thank you for the shout out - THANK YOU.. it means the world to me. I love running and am so glad others do too.
ReplyDelete7 miles is huge...and more than halfway through a half! You'll be addicted like the rest of us, just you watch;-) GREAT JOB!
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