It's Time 2 Run

Last week was the most difficult training weeks I could remember. Yes, I had the incredible 10k performance that beat my personal record by 2 minutes. But I quit during my long run the next day. I quit mentally and physically. It was the equivalent of a boxer throwing in the towel. Like Duran vs. Leonard… I didn’t want anymore. That week had me contemplating whether I should ever run again. It was that bad.

This week was a different story. I was still recovering from the weekend on Tuesday’s run. My knees were still sore. It was tough but I began to feel better as the run went along. The 9 mile run became basically a delayed extended recovery run. I felt great the next day. I’m glad I didn’t give up days before.

Thursday was back on the treadmill for some speed work. The workout required doing 5 repeat miles with a 2 minute break between them after doing a 2 mile warm up. I felt fast again! My knee soreness was almost gone and I was able to run almost fatigue or pain free. I guess what doesn’t kill you…

Now it’s time for the long run. This run was 18 miles. Last week’s long run broke me at a little over 15 miles so I was very scared. I had only attempted a run at this length one other time. So, although this isn’t necessarily uncharted territory, I’m still very new to this length of a run. It was a test and I passed with flying colors! I felt so good I ran 18.5 miles and stopped only because I ran out of fluids. The pace I ran was the most impressive thing about the run. If I had kept that pace I would’ve finished a marathon under 3 hours and 29 minutes. That’s Crazy! This has me excited again!