Training: July 6, 2007

Today I went for an 8 mile run. It's a little bit far, but also only 2/3 of the distance I'll be running come race day, so....um, still a long way to go. The thing is, my legs really hurt because Eileen tricked me into running a 10K on the 4th of July. I say tricked not because I didn't know I was running it, but rather because I didn't realize the course was all hills. I know, I know...Chicago is pretty flat. I, too, lulled myself into complacency regarding this fact. But the suburbs can get pretty hilly, especially if you are running up and down them for over 6 miles (funny, in a car they don't seem nearly as bad). Anyhow, I finished and did reasonably well (43 minutes and some seconds), but I thought I might have a heart attack by the time I was done (again, returning to the theme of a LOOOOONG way to go). And two days later my body still hurt. But I pushed through the pain! So now I'm going to take a day off. 'Cuz, ya know, the race is still over three months away, and I want to keep myself fresh.