Did eight for the second week in a row. Pause for the obligatory (Holy cow - I remember when I thought that being able to run three miles IN A ROW was the ultimate in fitness!)
I modified my 7 mile route to add another mile to it - and literally laughed out loud at mile 4 or so. It didn't even occur to me when I mapped it out that I had thrown Mt. McKinley and a few sister mountains into my route. OK, slight exaggeration, but I added one seriously hilly road into the middle of my run. I actually enjoy it though - it breaks up the monotony and I know it is helping my training. That feeling of finally cresting the hill to start a downhill or a flat is a rewarding one!
I'll actually put this into print now - although it has been going through my head for the past month or so. I was going to do the ING 1/2 marathon in March. That was really the culmination of everything I wanted to accomplish in running. I wanted the little oval sticker that says 13.1 to put on my car, to be able to say I ran a half marathon, and to prove to myself that I could run a half. I really had absolutely no plans to go beyond 13.1 when I started this whole journey. So why in the heck is 26.2 running through my head constantly all of a sudden??????
But, I'm pretty sure I'm going to do it - a full marathon in March. Huh. It's a pretty exciting thought actually.
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