August 23, 2009

Marathon Update

We ran a whopping 20 miles yesterday. It was murder! Our previous long runs, 16 miles and 18 miles have been smooth and uplifting. Not so for the 20 miler. During the last four miles, I tried to think of possible ways to cheat on the day of the marathon. My best idea was to skip the western leg and just cut from the north loop to the south... if you see that we got a sub-3 hour time on the big day (Probably just me, not we. Bill's too noble.), you'll know that my bad side won. I'm hoping it was just a fluke and that our next long run of 23 miles will somehow be easier.. we will see.

2 comments:

Kelly & Peter Merrion said...

We're so proud of both of you! 20 miles is a huge accomplishment.

The Litvack's said...

That is fabulous... you guys are doing great. It is always rough the first time, and it will just keep getting easier. I mean you ran 20 MILES... that is no small thing! Congrats!