Longest Runs Yet

Dec 26, 2008

Well....I'm now 14 weeks through my 20 week training program for the marathon.

Yesterday my long run was 16 miles long.  I'm not quite sure how I made it through ...  The last 5 miles were hell, and the last two were where people go when hell is too good for them!!  It's hard to imagine that in 6 weeks I'll be running that far, PLUS another 10 miles on top of that.  There were some outside factors that played in to the last few miles being so difficult to complete.  Some that I can control and will do a better job of watching in the future and others that were outside my control.  One thing I can say for sure is that I really hope it is not windy the day of the marathon.  Running against the wind can really take a toll.

Today will pretty much finish off the Christmas holiday for me.  After working Christmas Eve, I got a couple of hours of sleep and then went down to mom & dads, then headed over to my cousin's place before coming home and getting some much needed sleep.  Today will be our full family Christmas party at my aunt's place. 

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