26km

Well it finally happened...I ran my longest distance ever yesterday! 26km round and round on an indoor track. It was awesome, it was horrid, it was painful, it was glorious.

about 3 hours in I suddenly realized that when it comes to the Ultra, I was only 1/2 way done my run...and I was running WAY slower than I need to for my race...like 14:00m/m instead of 12:15. I suddenly had the feeling that maybe, just maybe I'd signed up for more than I'm capable of.

Ridiculous. I'm awebulous.

But was it? I mean I know that the training will help me get there and I'll end up running farther and farther each week and eventually with the hill training and the speed work I will get everything done that needs to be done...but...I was so TIRED! 3:45 into my run all i wanted to do was quit. I was over this idea of being a running superstar.

Until the final lap...when I sprinted all the way around at a 7:30 m/m pace.

So they weren't dead. It was all in my head. Interesting. Maybe I can do this after all.