Well Saturday's run went exceptionally well considering I ran by myself the entire time! I hadn't run alone during training until then. I ran my longest distance to date - 15 miles. My legs were a bit tight in the beginning, but soon warmed up. My knee pain held out until about 8 miles. Thankfully the hills helped. My camelbak began to really annoy me at one point. It seemed to really be bouncing around. However, I tried tightening it and that did the trick. Running alone made me notice more about my body's pains and form. When I run with someone I don't seem to notice these things as much. While it was nice to be alone to think, enjoy my music and take in the scenery, I def was a bit mental at some points. I even wanted to cry a few times - for different reasons (happy, sad and scared).
I mentally broke up my run into three parts. I ran 5 miles in town, 5 miles out to my parents and 5 miles back home. The first half definitely seemed to take longer than the second half. However, by mile 12 my knees were really bothering me. It made me a bit worried for the marathon. By the end of my run I did not feel like I would have been able to run 11 more miles. I'm thinking I def need to ice more and take Advil before every run. My dad suggested I use a cream like Bengay, too. Hopefully these will help. I have heard of taking ice baths, but I am afraid of them - lol. All in all it was good run - 15 miles in 2:27:13 (9:56 mile), but I'm looking forward to an easy 11 this Saturday!
177/463 miles complete!
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