That's right, broke past the Half marathon distance for the first time! And even better, none of the knee pain that has bothered my 2 half marathons. I am getting stronger!
This one felt really good (despite the need for a rest stop about halfway through, glad for public restrooms.) I took the same route I did 2 weeks ago, except just added to the end, and I was just about dead right on my mileage estimate.
The only negative was my children calling me 3 times to find out when I was going to be home so they could turn on the computer. Which means I have to do 2 things: stress to only call if it really important, and get an earlier start on the long runs.
Also that was a high for weekly mileage as well, blowing past the previous high by a mile. The miles are really building up lately. That is 5 weeks now of 20+ miles, and I am threatening to exceed 30 miles in a week. But not this week, at least technically, because I am moving my long run from Sunday to Monday because we will be on a family camp out with the Scouts.
I was a little unsure how this one would go. One of my calves was bothering me yesterday, and when I first got up, but it eased up and loosened up. Enough that I was able to cruise to a real good training pace. Yet another sign that I am really getting stronger.
Also, glad that the weather has finally reached a point where I can settle into just shorts on a regular basis and forego the long sweats, which is always nice.
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