Katy Trail, some with TH

RUN 15 miles in just over 2.5 hours

A 9am start seemed so late! But not really. And I started at 8:37, not 9am, and that's how the story starts...

I started early because TH only needed 1:50 while I wanted 2:20. I wasn't set on the 15 miles, I would have been OK with 13 given that I'd already run an 'extra' 2 miles midweek. But I was set on the spirit at least, the time if not the distance.

I had time to run out a mile and come back. Figuring we'd run south, I went north. Back at the lot, a few texts later, turns out she also showed up early and went south thinking that's where I was. Nuts. Hate to mess up her pace, she turned around, met up with me, talked a bit, then back onto her plan. I was insistent that she stuck to her training schedule.

The physical part of me was fine, the mental part was in negative scripting mode. I just kept telling myself how tired I was! I was so happy to hit mile 5.....

My in-run math was terrible. Oh geez it's finally mile 10. 5K to go!! Still trying to push mentally.

This post is about as disjointed as my brain was on the run.

Around miles 11-12, TH was done and cooled off with me a bit. I got my jelly beans from her and started popping those. I was really looking forward to these, distractedly even! She warned me to slow down and pace myself. It was like getting little drug hits each time I tried one. They had me smiling, and by now I was ready to do the full 15 miles instead of just 13!

I did the last 3 miles on my own, popping a jelly bean every 0.2 or 0.25 miles. Sure, this left me staring at the Garmin. And sure enough, I started to get sick to my stomach. Pacing!

AND DONE!!!!!

Did I mention that it rained for this run? :) A nice, calm, warm rain. So quiet and pleasant :)

What a tough week, still surprised at how yesterday's run was so much harder than last weekend's Poto run. It's more likely the back-to-back weekends and the fact that yesterday was a tougher trail. I think I need a mini rest week though, so off to stare at my training plan.

NUMERICS
RUN 72 miles in 13 hours 43 mins
BIKE COMMUTE 19.2 miles
WALKIES 20.1 miles

and not as good with the 15 min/day stretch and strength goal.