Sunday, August 31, 2008

3rd time is a charm!

We began the morning predawn with not a whole lot of sun out. It was dark, it was just Dolce and I sitting on the curb waiting for the Shelbys. 10 minutes later Nate and Rascal show up and we wait until 6:30AM and call the Shelbys only to find them snug in their beds.
With Earl being on the INJURY LIST it was up to Dolce and I to tackle that Reid Park loop, not once, not twice but 3 times! I am not a fan of loops but we kept it spicy by going around and running the opposite way and running back the way we came.
Nate and Rascal finished 2 loops quickly and Amanda gave herself props for NEVER running that far in her LIFE!
Dolce and I slowed to a crawl the last mile and refused to walk because we wouldn't be able to start running again.
All I can say is that I've never been so happy to be in my flip flops after that run. It was brutal but necessary.
All Dolce and I could think about was the upcoming EASY 6 miles. It's all a mind game that we are winning.
ATR: 5 hours 33 minutes