Whew!!! I did it. 16 miles. And I was able to run in the neighborhood. I now know why people run in the street instead of on the sidewalk. It does make a difference. I started on the sidewalk, but after 13 miles, my feet told me to get into the street. I feel pretty good. It took me 3 hours and 15 minutes. Not too bad I think. I was a little worried about that because the treadmill goes at a relentless pace. I worried what my pace would be when my body got to determine it. But it was about the same as on the treadmill. Next week, 18. And I know now if I get to run in the neighborhood, I will start in the street. It was kinda funny, I knew when I got up and checked the weather that I would be running in the neighbor hood, so I put on my running outfit (black underarmor, black running shorts and my neon yellow/greeen NF Marathon singlet). But I had to take my youngest daughter to school first. When we walked out to the car, she looked at me and kinda looked around the block. I think she was making sure no one she knew was around to see me. lol. Oh well. Hope everyone else is having a grand Monday.
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