20 miles!!!

This weekend was our longest run ever, 20 miles! All week I’d been preparing for pain and agony through out the hours I’d spend trekking the distance. I would break down the distance into sizeable chunks in my head, then imagine myself running it—and it worked! I made it! It was my best run to date, I totally felt like I could have squeezed another 6.6 miles in to round it into my first marathon. I’m feeling ready and excited, now all I have to do is wait another 22 days for the event!

On our 18 mile run, I surpassed a level of lazy runner, which few of my running buddies imagined. I stopped on a bench around the 15-mile mark, and I took a nap! The distance was great; I made a poor decision to run with a slight cold, and an even worse decision to tackle a distance that great after taking a Sudafed. The 18-mile run took significantly more time and effort than the 20 mile this weekend, in short - Lesson learned.

Sadly, Thursday was my last day at my summer gig, so the job hunt is hot and heavy. After some conversations with co-workers and friends I’ve been persuaded that many of my strengths would make me really good at fund raising/ development for a university or hospital, or Quality Assurance within a non-profit. In the meantime I’m hoping to temp around the city, it’s not great money but it’s an income better than slinging coffee, with better hours.

Also! I’m searching for the right soundtrack for the marathon for my Mp3 player—Suggestions?