What Was I Thinking??

Well I ran five miles this morning and the whole time I was thinking "what was I thinking?" The first 20 minutes my shins were on fire, the next 20 I limped through the ache and then finally I think my body just went numb and I didn't feel it any more. It took me an hour and 23 minutes, which is about a 16.5 minute mile. At this pace it'll take me over 7 hours to finish the marathon, which also happens to be the time limit. But I have another 3 months to train and build up my speed and endurance. I really have to start stretching regularly and doing other exercises on the days I don't run to build up my whole body strength. I also have to find out how to avoid getting sweat rashes in private places.

It was a beautiful day in the Park. I just wanted to finish in under an hour and a half, which I did. So I consider the day a success and a wake up call. The next road race we are doing is March 14th, a 5-miler in Central Park. It will be interesting to see how much more strength I build by then. Stay tuned for more updates.