Sunday, December 20, 2009

Run Is Done

My 20-mile run is in the books!

We finished in 3 hours 44 minutes, which is right around where we wanted to finish.

I still have to process the run and see how I feel, but overall I'd say it went great. I will have a full run recap probably tomorrow so look out for that. But I will tell you now that I was extremely worried and nervous about the run all day Saturday but I focused and prepared this morning like I usually do and knowing I had the encouragement and support from my family, the Lopers and all my blog buddies helped and made a difference. I had the pleasure and honor of running with my blog buddy Angie of Angie Eats Peace for the run and that helped a lot.

I'll also tell you that at Mile 15 or so I started to doubt myself. Five miles at that point seemed a long ways away.

Still, it is all part of this learning process that is my marathon training. And now I have crossed into an important part of it, into the land of high mileage.

And even though I am worn out and exhausted, I'm going to have an extra bounce in my step because of that.

12 comments:

Lissaloo said...

Great job, glad to hear it went well :)

tahoegirl said...

holy smokes! great job, luis.

Zoƫ said...

Woo hoo! Excellent job!!!

thrasherswife said...

We knew you would do it, and do it well!!! :) Way to go, LB!!

Tattoos and Teething Rings said...

Awesome!

Unknown said...

All day long, at work, I was thinking about you and how it went! Piece of cake, right? Congrats! I look forward to reading the breakdown!

ChristineM said...

Looking forward to hearing the full recap, but just wanted to say I'm so happy for you! Kinda proud of you, too! :)

Jephy's Mom said...

Well done LB. You are awesome.

Kerrie said...

Wow. Can't wait to read the recap! Fantastic time!

Deidra said...

Congratulations! 20 miles?!?!?! How does a body do that???

Lisa said...

Congrats L.B. I knew you would be able to do it. How fun to run with a blog buddy.

Angie Eats Peace said...

You are so ready for a marathon now!