So I woke up to a phone call from Krista at about 5:45...I had slept through my alarm, even though I went to bed early last night, around 10:30. Jumped out of bed, threw on some clothes, tried to get my ipod which in turn froze up my computer. No breakfast or anything, which could really hurt me today (oh wait, I'm pretty sure no matter what I do I'm gonna be hurting), jumped into the car and sped off to Coronado. Nothing like running late to get that adrenaline pumping, right?
Well, I made it through the run. Stopped a couple times for water, but that's really about it. I could barely feel my legs at the end. We walked a few mins at about the 8-mile mark, which ended up being a bad idea because once we started running again I was so stiff I could barely pick my legs up. It's nice being able to do this with a group. I kept pace with Krista and Rob the whole way. If I had been by myself I probably would have gone slower or walked more.
I hate this, but I like it at the same time. You can't possibly have a better place to run than Coronado, watching the sun come up over downtown San Diego across the bay. It's also a really good feeling when you finish. I've never run anywhere close to 9 miles in my entire life, but I did it today. I think I'm going to stick with this and see how it goes. | 