Well, I did it. I ran 16 miles through the hilly hills of Hillsborough and Henniker. The last time I ran this route was for my 13 mile training run... and it was a killer! I felt pretty good after doing the 15 mile run in Keene (where it's flat) last week so I wanted to see how it would be doing the distance through all the hills since the marathon will be hilly. I have yet to actually see the marathon route, but there is no way it could be more hilly than this route (I have been wrong on more than one occasion so I really shouldn't assume this!). I took my 13 mile run and added on the roads taking me back home instead of into town. Wow, was it a good run. It was definitely hard, but this training program must be working well because I felt great.
It was a cool,crisp air beginning of fall kind of day, which was just what I needed. The air was great for running, but toward the end it was very enticing to be running toward our bright warm cozy house. I have a fuel belt for Gatorade and my phone and stuff that I wear on the long runs, but running such long distances I need to refill along the way. Since a lot of this run is in the country Dom and the kids met me half way through and brought me some more Gatorade and a granola bar (which at first I tried to eat while running....SO not smart! Just what my family needs is to loose me to a choking accident while running!). The bar totally saved me and gave me some much needed umph toward the end of the run. It's also nice to see my family cheering me on, well Aurelia was asleep, but C was excited to see me!
Another tribute to this being a good training program is that I am never sore after these long runs. I think sometimes I make it sound easy when I say that I had a good run, but they are VERY challenging. I guess I always expect to be in way more pain and be crawling on the ground at the end, but it's not like that. I think that I will need to lay on the couch all day after a run, but really I still play with the kids and do all the normal everyday things (maybe a little slower). One thing that I am a little worried about is that my heel just started hurting. It's now a couple of days after my long run and it just started to hurt. It doesn't hurt a ton, but I just don't want it to get worse...not after all this hard work I've put in!
Things are moving along for Constantine getting ready for school (AAH). This is definitely not something I am ready for, but he is so excited. We went to the school to check it out and see the pre-school room and the PT/OT room and meet all the people who will be in contact with him while he is there. He was in heaven meeting all the people and checking out all the cool toys they have there. That is a huge difference between PT and OT in our home vs. the school is that they have all the cool tools like swings etc. to use with him. I just hope it all goes perfectly and he stays healthy (yes, I am knocking on my wooden kitchen table!).
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