No recent posts, I'm a bad bad person.
Ran 16 miles yesterday. No, I didn't make it the whole way, but the vast majority of it. By the end, I was running until the fire in my calves and hamstrings and the ache in my knees were too much and I would start walking. I did that for as long as I could, until the pain in my hips got too intense, and back to running. Basically, I got to the point where everything hurt so bad that all I wanted to do was lay down on the ground, extend my legs as straight as I could, and not move. Even my jaw was tired by the end... and I have no idea how. The thing I found most interesting was that when I would switch from running to walking, somehow I was able to limp on both legs at the same time. I can't explain it, because limping means putting less weight on one leg, so technically it shouldn't be possible, but I did it. I really feel like I've accomplished a major milestone in human history.
Now that I've ran for 16 miles, I've realized something.
Going to 10.2 more than that in January.... is probably going to suck.
Luckily, we have a bottle of Ibuprofen from Costco, that has 500 tablets in it. We should be fine!