Today I Burned 2,000 Calories
Literally.
Yes, today we hit the 20 mile mark. It hurt so good. We started at Dockweiler, ran through Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, through Redondo Beach, and ended at the outskirts of Palos Verdes, then we turned around and ran back. By about mile 16 my whole body felt like, well shit. My legs were tired, my ass was sore, my feet and calves were cramping, my back, shoulders arms, everything, and I still had four miles and forty more minutes of running to do. It hurt like hell, but it was amazing to finish. How I will run another 6 miles in five weeks I have no idea, but I WILL. I've been training for this thing for five months, I HAVE to make it to the finish. We made pretty good time too, took about three hours, so we're right on track to our between 4 and 4.5 hour marathon time.
I'm excited! Four months ago a marathon seemed so long and unrealistic, but after doing a 20 miler, I'm feeling pretty confident.
Yes, today we hit the 20 mile mark. It hurt so good. We started at Dockweiler, ran through Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, through Redondo Beach, and ended at the outskirts of Palos Verdes, then we turned around and ran back. By about mile 16 my whole body felt like, well shit. My legs were tired, my ass was sore, my feet and calves were cramping, my back, shoulders arms, everything, and I still had four miles and forty more minutes of running to do. It hurt like hell, but it was amazing to finish. How I will run another 6 miles in five weeks I have no idea, but I WILL. I've been training for this thing for five months, I HAVE to make it to the finish. We made pretty good time too, took about three hours, so we're right on track to our between 4 and 4.5 hour marathon time.
I'm excited! Four months ago a marathon seemed so long and unrealistic, but after doing a 20 miler, I'm feeling pretty confident.