So, um...12 miles! Wow!!
We had a really wonderful turn-out for Saturday's run!! Chicka, Rascal, Elizabeth and Yuma quickly pumped out their six miles and headed on down to Sunny Daze, while Earl and I epically battled through a grueling 12 miles. We both agreed that the 12 miles kicked our butts and we were a little sore afterward! Still...WE MADE IT!!! Every week continues to amaze me because every week, I'm running further than I ever have in my life! It's really exciting!
Earlier this week, I made the mistake of wearing heels that I hadn't worn in forever and they really messed with the muscles in my left foot! I was feeling it when I ran a lap around Reid Park on Wednesday, but was feeling good by Saturday morning...that was until mile 3, when it decided to show back up!! Then, as if that wasn't enough, my right knee decided to get ache-y around mile 6.5 through the end. I trudged through and all was well. MacKnitty told me that she had braved the ice bath on Friday, after she had done her 12 miles, and that it really worked, so after the run, I stopped by the grocery store and grabbed a 20 pound bag of ice and got to experience the TORTURE firsthand! ICE BATHS ARE FREAKIN' COLD!!!! I was shivering and screeching the entire time! BRR!! But, I felt a whole lot better that afternoon and was even able to sit through an entire movie at the movie theater and not be in pain when I stood up! Yay! I'm feeling pretty good today, so that's also exciting!
I'm looking forward to next week, when the full-ers have an easy 6 mile run around Reid Park...and then the following week it's a 14 miler at the River! Bring it on!! :)
