Monday, September 30, 2013

Only 10 miles?!?!

This past week was my short run week following my 16 miler last week-end and before my 18 miler next week-end.  My 16 miler was an unexpectedly great run (http://mommyathlon.blogspot.com/2013/09/16-miles-and-10-to-go-102-that-is.html). Let's see what 18 brings next week!

In any case, for this week's 10 miles, I did a few miles before our group run started and I took on the Key Biscayne bridge 5 times.  I did bridge repeats over and over and didn't pass out and finished strong. They say incline work is great for strength and endurance and I have been doing this bridge for a year now. I used to be able to go over once.  It obviously works because I was going back and forth like nobody's business. It made me feel really good! I finished a great 10 mile run, hung out with the amazing running ladies of Mommyathlon and off to my house I went.

When I got home, my husband asked me how long I went and my answer was "I only did 10 miles". Then I started laughing thinking at how marathon training warps a runner's way of thinking. I remember when 10 miles was a huge feat and all of a sudden, marathon training has me thinking it is a very short distance. Short enough to be preceded by the word "only". Pretty cool (and crazy)!





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