Week 4: Day 2: Long run

Yes, I skipped my 2nd run and went straight to my 3rd, my Sunday long run. I don't know what happened Friday morning. I just couldn't get out of bed. Then Friday night we celebrated Andy getting his license, which, of course, involved alcohol. That led to me not being able to get up Saturday morning. I almost didn't make it this morning either! I told myself we could go to the gym, where I could run my 7 miles on a cushy treadmill instead of pounding pavement. I turned off my alarm and lay down again. As usual, feelings of guilt kept me from falling asleep again, so I dragged myself up. My reward these days for a run is a bowl of hot and yummy oatmeal with peanut butter! If I don't run, no oaties, as Buddy calls them. I guess I really wanted my oaties!

I hit the trail today, and discovered something incredible. If I go the opposite way, it's all downhill!! Woo-hoo! It was awesome. I still took 1-minute walk breaks every mile and had a small 8oz bottle of H20 with me. All in all, a great run.

Instead of laying around all day waiting for my legs to stop feeling like jello (like I usually do), we decided to go to Silver Springs to scope out the site of my upcoming 5K. We ended up walking the 2.4 mile "River Trail" (I saw a box turtle! So cute!). I am POOPED.

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Run time: 01:12:01

Distance: 7.0 miles

Avg. Pace: 10:17 / mi
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Mile #1: 10:01
Mile #2: 09:59
Mile #3: 09:50
Mile #4: 10:12
Mile #5: 10:23
Mile #6: 10:32
Mile #7: 10:48