This was the longest week yet, both in terms of the distances and in terms of recovery. Monday was a 3 1\/2 mile day, all on the treadmill. Even I will admit that this is boring… Good thing I have my music! Wednesday, I needed to run 4 1\/2 miles — and I had to do it before the team ran due to evening commitments. So, at close to 5:00 PM, I took off by myself. That is a really long distance to run yourself. No music (too much of a distraction) and no one to talk to. So, it was a tough 4.5 miles… But, I completed the distance and surprised even myself. There were a few periods of walking but never less than a minute and never more than two.<\/p>\n
Saturday, we took off in a very mild day to run five miles. The distance seemed much longer than the previous week’s four miles, but with the same hills. Other than stopping to get water about 1\/2 way, I ran the entire thing. I cannot drink and run at the same time. My time was not accurately recorded, but was very respectable. I had a great deal of difficulty climbing the final hill so made a deal with a fellow runner that I wouldn’t stop unless she did and she made the same deal with me. So, we kept going and going (lumbering along?) without stopping. All in all, I was very pleased with the effort put out to run the entire distance!<\/p>\n
Next week is a simple 3 miles on Monday and we return to four on Wednesday. I will run Monday on the treadmill but will try to hit the pavement on Wednesday with the group. They push me to finish non-stop and it’s the same four miles I have run with them previously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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