It went amazingly well. My legs were like Jello the rest of the day, but that was my own fault. I ran first thing in the morning with nothing in my stomach..bad idea! I had guzzled down some water but that was it. I had to do 3 laps around the windy part of the trail in order to get a full 6 miles in at the end. Part of the trail by my house runs through a bunch of trees, so that part was nice. But once I got out to the loop, it was WINDY! I came back and the entire front of my body was red, and I was bundled as much as I could be without being too hot. Next time I'm taking a PowerBar or something so that I can refuel. About mile 4 I was starting to feel the effects of running 6 with no nourishment.
The good part though, was that I was able to run a lot farther than normal. I was doing more running than walking and THAT is an accomplishment for me now. It made the day go much better. I did some fundraising after the run and pulled in another $100 for the cause, so it was worth getting up super early and then standing on my feet for 3.5 hours.
This week is another 3 day running week with an 8 miler on Saturday, and next week I have 4 running weekdays and then my first double-digit run on Saturday. Now I KNOW I'm freakin' crazy! ;)
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