So, umm...what did I do on Monday????
Well, I spent all day teaching my wonderful third graders, taught Homework Helpers after school, caught up with friends for a little bit, and then...hit the River Path for a 14.08 mile run into the sunset and darkness!
I started out at Campbell and River and headed west on the River Path to just under the La Cholla bridge, turned around and headed back. By the time I got to Oracle Road, the sky was getting too dark for comfort (I'm a little scared to run under the bridges in the dark), so I decided to switch from the path to the road. I ran up Oracle Road to River Road and ran River Road back to Campbell (with a water stop at Buck's Exxon). I made it back to the River Path parking lot with 1 mile to go, so I headed down Campbell to Allen Road, turned around and ran back! That last mile was more exciting than anything...actually, from mile 12 on was pretty exciting. The last 2 miles, I kept telling myself that I was a ROCKSTAR for running farther than I EVER HAVE IN MY LIFE!!! Once I passed the 13.1 mark, I was super excited--HALF MARATHON, BABY!!! The last .9 came surprisingly easily and I was crying as I finished--just super emotional to have achieved such an accomplishment!
Of course, my run wouldn't be complete without calling my support system to share the joy. I called MacKnitty, my Mom and Dad, and my wonderful boyfriend, in addition to texting half of my phone book just so I could share the news.
But, in my mind, my runs are not official until I upload them to the Nike+ website, so...as soon as I walked in the door, I ran to the computer, plugged my iPod in and made it official!!! INSANE!!!!
After the upload, it was time for a freezing cold ice-bath of tortureous goodness. It was cold. It was numbing. It felt damn good after the first few minutes. The rest of the evening was spent laying around and relaxing!
Now, it's back to school like a normal person, but you can guarantee that I'll be smiling about this for the rest of the week!!!
Happy running this week!!! See you all on Saturday for a short 8 miler!!! :)
