20 Miles Today
I used to think this was unachievable. A 20 mile run!?!? Now it’s kinda normal. That is still a bit hard to comprehend. It was literally a mind shift to get here. I used to run only a couple miles a day with no consistency. Once I started to run consistently I started to up my mileage. Even then my max runs were only 6 or 7 miles. I wasn’t until I saw what @santacruzmountatingoat was doing that more was even achievable. I thank him for that. Running has changed my life.
Anyway, today was a tough one. I was tired, I didn’t feel like getting up and I have a few nagging injuries. Just about every mile today was tough. Even worse….it was more like every half mile was tough. I got to the point were I was just trying to make it through each step. Some days are like this and it sucks. I knew I could and I knew I needed to get it done though. Mile 9 through 12 weren’t too bad but every other mile was not so fun.
This run concluded another 50+ mile week. I think I have three in a row now. I am not sure yet but I may be taking some time off to nurse some of these injuries. I may be doing some cross training to keep my fitness up while I heal. I think the worst of my injuries right now is my right heel. It was hard to walk after this mornings run.
I will leave you with some beautiful photos from today…..except the one of me.
