Well, I did it! 12 miles ~ DONE! I'm wiped out. It was great. I love the feeling I have when I finish. I woke up at 5am, ate 1/2 a banana and some watermelon, took some Motrin with some sips of water, then did about 15 minutes of Pilates and dynamic stretches. My run started out great; no pain in my leg, I felt pretty good for at least the first 5 miles. After that, my legs started to get really tired. It wasn't pain in the joints, as I had expected, it was just plain muscle exhaustion, I think. I took some sips of water and ate 2 Lifesavers around mile 7, and just kept going. In my mind, I was telling myself that if it was easy and pain-free, everyone would be doing it. I also had to repeat my mantra (I am fit, I am strong, I will not stop, I am a runner), over and over to myself for the last couple of miles. But after 2 hours and 20 minutes of running, I finally hit 12 miles. When I got home, I cooled down and stretched by doing Yoga Meltdown, level 2.
That's great. Keep up the good work. Do you keep a running (pun partially intended) total of your mileage? I use dailymile.com.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the encouraging words! I use the computer program that came with my Garmin Forerunner. After each run, I plug it into the computer, and all my run info is downloaded automatically into the training program.
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