This past weekend we ran our next to longest run before we actually run the marathon. My training partner Lauren and I ran Sunday afternoon in the rain and at the end we were both surprised by how not terrible we felt. There have been several training runs where we have both felt pretty miserable at the end, but this wasn't one of them.
We trekked through muddy water puddles for just over 3 hours to complete our long run for the week. Our shoes went from dry to damp to drenched to soggy and back to semi-dry again, when we would then inevitably hit another unavoidable puddle.
The first hour of the run yesterday went by very quickly because I talked for the entire hour telling Lauren about the book Three Cups of Tea. I'm guessing it took me an hour to tell her about it because I didn't leave out any details and because I could only get out a few sentences before I had to work to keep my breathing normal. We've decided that maybe we should both try to finish a book before the marathon so we can have 2 hours worth of talking material for the run.
When we finished the run Ryan met us at base and had recovery foods for us to eat while we walked around to stretch out our legs. I really think it's the camaraderie that I enjoy so much about the training. It's fun to get to visit with someone for three hours straight - a pretty captive audience I'd say.
Anywho, just wanted to write to touch base and let everyone know that we're still running.
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2 comments:
observation from the country.........3 cups of tea? sweet or un? lemon or lime? soggy shoes? what did your granny tell you about wearing your good shoes outdoors in the rain? 2-3 hours of gabbing with another girl? bliss.
husband brings snacks? honeymoon not over yet.
3 cups of tea.... a terrific book ryan and i are reading. it's about a man who builds schools in pakistan.
very good.
my shoes have since dried out :)
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