I feel pretty great. Not sure why I'm not cramped up and hobbling around today, perhaps I have gained some fitness after all. Running (and walking) for 4 hours yesterday didn't kill me and I'm no worse off today than I was after any of my other long runs. And I got a HUGE kick out of seeing people's faces this morning at church when they asked me how far I went yesterday. I wish I bottle that expression, "20 miles??"
For some reason, 20 always gets more of a reaction than the actual marathon itself which is a whopping 6.2 miles longer. Maybe because 20 is a nice round number that's easily pictured. What is 26.2? It's odd, weird, uneven, how far is that? Everyone knows about how far 20 miles is. "Why, you could run to Circleville!"
Lastly, I stole this idea for my shoes from the Runner's World forums. I thought it would be a great motivator when I'm doubled over in pain somewhere around mile 22, wanting to quit. I'll look down, see this and press on. I was also thinking about drawing wings on my heals! I'm so cheesy :)
5 comments:
Oh, Kate - you are doing SO awesome. I am so excited for you (and yes, jealous, my stupid feet are still not cooperating). It sounds like you are having one of those "I can totally do this." moments. YOU CAN TOTALLY DO THIS!!!
I'm glad your training is going so well. Stay healthy!!
Love the beads on your shoes. Cool idea.
I love the beads on your shoes! What a fabulous idea! I don't think many people have an idea of how long the marathon is so 20 is so cool. BTW...it is a very long way to run and it is so cool.
Amy
http://blog.runnerslounge.com
I love the shoes! I think the wings would be a good idea, though other's may give you wierd looks. Not that we care :)
That's a great idea...I might have to steal that from you!
I am very happy for you that you are feeling so good. Hard work pays of, keep it up!
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