10 miles!
I ran 10 miles this morning. That feels like a big important step, since it’s a nice round number. It’s good to know that I can do it. I felt great when I finished – I bet I could have continued on for another 3.1 miles to go full half-marathon distance. But I will stick to my training schedule – no injuries for me! I’m now almost 2/3 of the way through the program – I have 5 more weeks to go until the half marathon. I’m going to officially register for it, now that I’m pretty much certain that my knees or some other body part aren’t going to give out on me and stop me from doing it. (Knock on wood!)
When I ran my first 5K, C and I started the tradition that we go out for cheeseburgers after the race to celebrate. (Well, usually several hours after the race, since races often get done around 8:30 or 9:00 in the morning.) When I ran my first 10K, I added a milkshake to the celebratory meal for races of that distance. After the half marathon, I think I should get to add something else. Maybe I’ll have pancakes or a cinnamon roll for breakfast, and THEN a cheeseburger. And milkshake. Mmmm. I know that running 13.1 miles doesn’t work off ALL of that, but it’s not just the running of the race itself that I’m celebrating, but also the months of training to get me there. So I think it’s a fine way to celebrate.
Two weeks from now, I’ll run the Shamrock Run 15K. It’s an intimidating race, since it goes from the waterfront up to Terwilliger by OHSU and then back down Barbur. That’s some pretty good hills there, in addition to being a longer distance than I’ve ever raced before. We’ll see how it goes!
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