It was slow, it was painful, but it is done!

It was slow, it was painful, but it is done!

Today my run buddy and I successfully completed our longest run ever, 14 miles! I made three major mistakes when planning this run:

1. Should not have done it 48 hours after the Dammit Run. My legs were not ready for a long run. There was an actual discussion between my knees and my quads about seceding from the rest of my body. I had to bribe them with promises of pie after the run.

2. We started at the high school ran out 7 miles and back 7 miles. Unfortunately, the 7 miles out was downhill, making the 7 miles back uphill. I am usually a relatively intelligent person. Apparently, the "what goes down, must come back up" escaped me.

3. We started a little later, 7:45 am, and ended up running the non-shaded portion of the trail at the hottest part of the morning. Let's just say that my internal dialogue for miles 9,10, and 11 is NOT G-rated.

Nonetheless, I was able to run the entire 14 miles, so I can check that run off my list in preparation for the marathon. However, I am still terrified of the marathon. Instead of feeling better about being able to complete the marathon after these long runs, I feel worse. I always feel like I couldn’t possibly run any more miles when I am done. I am assured that this in normal, but I don’t know.