Marathon In Paradise
Look at this place! I love it here so much. I always seem to find a new place that I haven’t really noticed before. There is always something new to discover out here. Ok, on to the run.
It was a tough one today. I finished a marathon….literally….I did 26.3 miles which is just over a marathon. I think all but about 3 miles were tough. Not crazy tough but they weren’t easy by any means. As early as two miles in I was questioning if I was going to make it or not. I kept on thinking about Courtney Dauwalter who is in the middle of a 500 mile journey right now. I figured, what is 26 miles…..I can do it.
The run never got any easier. There were many times where I wasn’t sure how I was going to make it. I brought an insane amount of water. It was super heavy in the beginning so I stashed a bottle 3 miles in so I could grab it at mile 23. That may have been the best decision of the day. I ran out of water at mile 22.5 and was thankful that final bottle existed. It didn’t last long though…by mile 25.5 it was gone.
Ultimately I made it through though. Going through the creek at the end was nice. The water was super cold…..I soaked my hankerchief and wrung it out over my head a few times. Then I stood in the water for a good 30 seconds or so and let my feet cool down. I ran the last mile and a half with drenched feet but it sure felt nice.
I finished the week with 61 miles. That is the most I have ever had in a single week. My body feels pretty good even though I have had some tough runs over the past couple of days. Next week is pretty mellow until my long run on Saturday. The plan is to do the longer half of the idea run down in the Bay Area. Should be super fun!
