Today was my last long run before the half marathon on 11/6. I thought I had perfectly mapped out my 12 miles from church to home, but I got to a specific corner and found I had only gone about 8 miles instead of 10 and realized I hadn't gone the exact route I planned last night. Serves me right for not looking at the map before we left for church. I felt really good at that point too and initially thought I only had 3 miles left and was super stoked! I ended up rerouting myself to run the full 12 and at about mile 10.5 really started feeling the hurt. But I pushed through it, making sure I had only the best of the best tunes playing through my headphones. Tell you what saved me today were these two songs:
1) Someday soon - KT Tunstall - there are a few lyrics in this song that get me moving -
"Gonna stretch out both my arms, I'm gonna test the temperature...Follow the taste of it, Jump in, Swallow it whole, Jump in..." I literally find myself stretching my arms and moving faster when this comes on...
2) Soldier - Ingrid Michaelson - "I don't believe in anything but myself, I don't believe in anything but myself..." For real, is there any better mantra than this? I'm really not sure. I love the next part of the song too...the drums kick in..."but then you open up the door, you open up the door and I start to believe in something else." Sigh. In love. Thanks, Jamie, for opening this door for me...I probably wouldn't be doing this if it wasn't for you! :)
I probably could have listened to those two songs today and been just fine...well, maybe.
Anyway, I was stiff and sore when I got home, but I made it...and I made even though I ate a crap load of pizza last night. I'm less than 3 weeks out from running 13.1 miles in Indianapolis. It's so close I can taste it! Seriously, I just can't wait...
Stats:
12.13 miles in 2:28:27
Avg pace - 12:15
HR High - 175
HR Avg - 162
Calories burned - 1862
Time for a bloody mary...
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