I can't believe it's taken me so long to post... and now I don't have the time to tell all about it properly... suffice it to say, I did 10 miles at 7 am on Saturday morning, and it was ok! Of course it was hard, but I think I made it harder on myself: The first 5 miles were great, I was running with 2 other ladies and chit-chatting and it passed by so quickly. I didn't even feel that tired! Then, at the turnaround spot (we were doing 5 mi out and back) I had to pee... of course... so I told them I'd catch up to them. Well, instead of the port-a-potty I was expecting, there was nothing... so I ran up to the post office, forgetting that there is no public bathroom in a post office, and then ended up peeing in the bushes after all. (Which is fine, totally used to the camping-style bathroom!) So then I was behind and it was pretty hard to catch up. So I was running harder to catch up, but it just ended up biting me in the ass, because I got tired more easily, and then ended up walking more... vicious circle! But overall, I learned that a) I can actually do 10 miles! and b) it REALLY pays to stick with the pace, because it does wonders. My run/walk ratio was 3:1, which I think is great.Then I layed around the house for the rest of the day. Woohoo! :)
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