20 miles this morning - Yahoo! Met the group for 16 and then the plan was to add on 4 more, but didn't quite end up that way. I had Costa Vida yesterday and I paid for it today. There is only one in Texas about an hour away and I have been wanting to go for weeks and yesterday was the day. I should have worked perfectly between volleyball practice and violin fitting for my kids which are both up in that area.....Volleyball went long and we missed the violin fitting but made time for lunch/dinner. Headed out with 9 min group which pretty much dissolved quickly, caught the slower 8's but they ended up slowing way down, so another solo run. At about mile 6 new I was in need of a pit stop and thought if I ran past the turn around I could hit the 7-11. Ran past, crossed the river, climb the embankment, avoided a skunk all for an "out of order" sign. Turned around and headed back and since I was all alone, it was all I could do not to focus on my discomfort. Spotted a POP at about mile 10 - again across the river and this time up the embankment, crossed the freeway and this was much more successful. I was okay for the next 5 and then searched out another 7-11 and hoped to survive the remaining five. This week was much better than last week but at mile 14 I started thinking about running 12 more and I was a little frightened. I felt good the last three and actually picked up the pace to pick off a group of ladies.....surprised myself a little there. No taper for me, just training up through the marathon. Avg Pace 8:35 Happy New Year!
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