19.11K this morning

I really enjoyed the run this morning. It was a great route - we ran down to the beach and along the promenade. My mom used to walk along the promenade with her friend Vic - so it was a little bit emotional for me, actually. Very deep in thought and thinking about how much she would have enjoyed the sun and the nice breeze coming off the ocean.

Izzy was out in full force again today - she was a mobile fuel station, on her mountain bike providing us with water and treats to stay energized throughout the run. I felt a little bad for her because she had my water and Curtis's water with her and Curt was at the front of the pack and I was at the back - so she biked the route about 5 times!

This was the longest distance I've run and each of the next few weeks will get increasingly longer. 23K, then 26K, back down to 19K, then 29K, then 29K again, then 32K...it looks a little crazy actually. I just added up all the Sunday runs for this program and it adds up to 368K in total distance (not to mention the weekday runs.) That's equal to 8.76 marathons! My doctor once told me to not run a Marathon - he said it's not the race that will get you - it's all the training for the race... Hmmm.. Well, I am doing my best to listen to my body and if there are pains or kinks, etc., I will pay attention to them.

That's it for now - next week is 23K!

"The marathon can humble you." Bill Rodgers