I met a really nice man by the name of Harley after mile 3 and we ran together for 4 miles. He is also training for a marathon. He told me some good stuff... and next thing I knew, I was going down hill. I didn't even realize we were that far. He turned around and I kept on keeping on. At mile 15.5 I met the hill I was dredding. After I started up it, I decided to walk it (1/2 mile). There was no point of giving myself a heart attack. At the top, I started running again (more up hill). I ran out of drink and had to fill up with water at the park and ride. I used the restroom in Del Taco (which was not a good place to stop... the greasey smell in the place after running was awful!!!) I would have used the restrooms at the park and ride, but it was locked. Then I ran 2 miles to my neighborhood, walked a 1/2 mile to the park, then ran the last 3/4 mile home. At that point, it actually felt better to ran to walk. My hips hurt when I walked.
Now to catch up on my conference. (and eat) | 