10 Miles Completed!

Last night I kept waking up and the first thought that would pop into my head was "I must run 10 miles tomorrow morning"! By 5:30am I was tired of this thought racing through my head over and over again. I got up, ate a piece of toast and had some coffee (caffeine goooooood!). I headed out by 6:45am and the first mile was a nice warm up. The second and third were a bit sluggish but by the fourth mile I had my rhythm and groove kickin. I felt strong and enjoyed the music that was coming out of my IPOD. It amazes me what music does to the speed of my run but then again I still had six more miles to go so didn't want to rush it. I ran through my neighborhood and then got onto Ft. Weaver (some may know this road) where I got close to the hospital and didn't need to visit, just my turn around point. I was happy to be 1/2 finished and knowing I was closing the gap. I also found the smells along the way very interesting. I smelled flowers, the early morning, people cooking breakfast and my favorite smell was the do-nuts coming from the 7-11. I never eat do-nuts but if one was in front of my face at that time, I would have jogged on eating it with no remorse. Mile six and seven were good as well and felt confident I could run all the way! By mile eight the knees began to bug a little and my left heel felt uncomfortable as well but I kept on going knowing I only had 2 more miles to go. My goal time to finish was 2 hours and looking down at my watch I had plenty time to beat that. I picked up the pace for the last mile and a half and finished in 1:47. I was pleased of the time and that the run was over.

This coming week is a taper week but a week from today is the 1/2 marathon. I'm looking forward to it!