ShannonAlbert.com - June 2009

This morning, Andy and I got up and planned to do our run in these segments:

1/2 mile warm up walk
7 mile run
1/2 mile cool down walk

Here's how it went instead:

1/2 mile warm up walk
4 mile run
1 1/2 mile walk*
1 1/2 mile run
1/2 mile cool down walk

*I had to stop running because I had a bathroom emergency. Running made it worse so we walked slowly until we could get to a restroom. After that, I was fine to run again so we picked back up.

I'm disappointed I can't cross my 7 mile run off the list but we did do 8 miles total which is still good. The blisters on my feet, chaffed thighs, sore ankle, and swollen hands are all there even if the run was broken into pieces. Next weekend is another 5k so I'll be focusing on speed this week and then running the 5k on Saturday. Next long run will be the week after that so hopefully I'll be able to do the 7 miles continuously then.