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12 Miles!
A bit more than a month ago I wrote:"Well, today I went for a 5 mile run. To the best of my knowledge I haven't ever run that distance without stopping; I think my longest distance is around 4 miles. Surprisingly, I really never felt terrible. I don't know if I'm getting stronger or just better at ignoring the pain, but either way I was never to the point where I couldn't keep going. "
Well, today we ran 12 miles (OK, actually 11.86, but close enough) and I could say the exact same thing about today's run. Last weekend we ran 11 miles and I totally died: my legs just didn't have anything left for the last 2 or 3 miles. It was like 70-80 degrees and sunny and we had no water the entire time. I was parched for nearly the entire time; it was terrible. However, today was much, much better. We all got great amounts of sleep last night (I got nearly 9 hours, which was fantastic), we got started earlier (the temperature was pretty much perfect in the mid-forties), there wasn't much wind, and we ate these packets of electrolytes and other stuff ahead of time. I've never had one of these things before; basically it was like eating jelly (the fruity ones tasted like it too). I can't imagine what they must put in these things, but either way it really helped my legs keep going. We pulverized the first few miles, clipping along at nearly a 7 min/mile pace, but then we settled into something a bit slower, and held that relatively consistently for the next 8 miles. I am astounded at the distance that I was able to run; I must be getting better pretty quickly because there is no way I could have run that even 2 weeks ago (when my furthest distance was 8 miles).
Some cool numbers in case you're interested:
- I've ran further than 6 miles 3 times in my life, including today - this run was double that.
- I've only walked 12+ miles like once or twice.
- To the best of my knowledge, I've never gone 12 miles on a bicycle. Maybe once, but my distance has typically been right around the 10 mile mark.
- Today I ran record distance (11.9 miles), duration (94 minutes), elevation climb (394 feet), and calorie burn (1294 calories).
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I guess that beats my 15 minute mile! (HoHoHo) Just remember to keep hydrated for the May 4 event...it will probably be warmer then. That will be another 3-rosary marathon!
ReplyDeleteYeah, they will have water along the real half-marathon route, and the race starts at 7AM, so it might still be cool. I might get the glorious mysteries in as well! (It'll be fun!) Have a great day!
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