18 Miles!
As I mentioned before, from here on out, it's nothing but record distances...
Yesterday, despite some pain in my knee from my IT band, I completed 18 miles and I think we did it in about 3 hours, but I didn't keep track. The run was our "race course preview" essentially running the second half of the race course, starting at Lake Merced, running up the Great Highway along Ocean Beach (where it was thundering and lightening) and then through Golden Gate Park (where it rained) then back down the Great Highway and finished up with a lap around Lake Merced. Stayed pretty strong up until we got to the lake and saw the finish point, but still had ~6 miles to go, I hit the proverbial "wall" where I just wanted to sit down... my legs were SO tired. I'm pretty sure I need to start bringing 3 Powergel's instead of 2 because I think I just ran out of energy. My knee was also done on the last mile and I spent the rest of the day with it on ice----BUT---- I didn't have sickness or nausea so, Yay for shots of pickle juice pre and post run! Big Thanks to all the girls (and one guy) in our little running group- I'm pretty sure I could never do this on my own without the support of our team and coaches! Next up... shorter run/rest followed by our last long run in Pacific Grove for 20 miles!!!! Followed very shortly by... MY FUNDRAISING DEADLINE!!! It's coming up soon- October 1st! Be sure to get your donations in! http://pages.teamintraining.org/sj/nikesf09/bmorrowcrd
