This past Saturday I ran my longest training distance for the half-marathon. I was lucky enough to be back at my mom's house so I got to run in Scott Country Park.
Scott County Park is my old training ground for cross country. I know those roads so well. I know exactly how far I have gone at any point and I know the next point and the next. At least I thought I did. In cross country we almost never ran over 4 miles. Not sure why. That 4 miles block was a mental block for years, I never thought I could run further than just that. A few times a season our coach would have us run a longer loop. I recall him saying it was 5 miles, so for my 10 run I decided to run the loop twice. Well the loop is not 5 miles because I ended up running 11.5 miles upon the completion of the two loops about an hour and forty-five minutes later. That is a great time and I felt great. I started early enough in the morning that it was warm but not too hot. It just was a bit longer than anticipated, but come the race I only have to go 1.65 miles more.
My half-marathon race is March 31- about a week and a half away. I only have 4 more runs before the race, but I feel ready. Come cheer for me if you are in the area. I hear I am going to need it. My chiropractor (a runner) said that his friend ran the course and it was way hilly.
Scott County Park is my old training ground for cross country. I know those roads so well. I know exactly how far I have gone at any point and I know the next point and the next. At least I thought I did. In cross country we almost never ran over 4 miles. Not sure why. That 4 miles block was a mental block for years, I never thought I could run further than just that. A few times a season our coach would have us run a longer loop. I recall him saying it was 5 miles, so for my 10 run I decided to run the loop twice. Well the loop is not 5 miles because I ended up running 11.5 miles upon the completion of the two loops about an hour and forty-five minutes later. That is a great time and I felt great. I started early enough in the morning that it was warm but not too hot. It just was a bit longer than anticipated, but come the race I only have to go 1.65 miles more.
My half-marathon race is March 31- about a week and a half away. I only have 4 more runs before the race, but I feel ready. Come cheer for me if you are in the area. I hear I am going to need it. My chiropractor (a runner) said that his friend ran the course and it was way hilly.
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