Plan of Attack

Okay everyone...I have a plan. This morning I ran 4 miles. I did Otter Trail and then ran to Second Gate. It was challenging because it was so hot outside. Then tonight at Katie's soccer practice I ran another 5 miles. Do the math...c'mon you can do it. 9!! yes, I ran a total of 9 miles today. I figure that I need to be able to at least get to where I can run 13 miles (a half marathon) in one day- even if they are not all at once. Then slowly I'll start putting them together. Then I'll work on my time, once I'm doing the full 13. Sounds like a good plan, huh?

Back to this morning. The minute I reached the bottom of our street, I realized that I needed to go to the bathroom. Sorry- that will have to wait. I'm to far now to turn back. Fortuantely the feeling subsided.
However there was one feeling that I wish would have subsided that didn't. My headache. It pounded the entire time. Even my music seemed to be to loud.
I saw 2 dead birds on the side of the road. Both little finches.

By this evening, I wasn't sure how much I was going to do because my butt muscles were very sore. Luckily, once I got started the pain seemed to vanish and I mentally tried to convince myself that I hadn't done any running this morning and that I need to run the full 12 laps (5 miles).
On about the 10th lap I started thinking about that quote. Use your mind. Let your mind run for you. Have the mindset of an endurance runner. If the mind is not tired, than the body is not tired. Make your mind tell your body what to do.
That seemed to work. I ran the 11th lap okay and on the last half of the 12th lap I picked up speed and sprinted the rest. Dang it felt good and not one single muscle hurt. I'm a sweaty stinky mess- but all in all, it was worth every step.

On the way home Katie and I did something fun.