Saturday, June 10, 2006

Thirteen Miles Plus One for Good Luck

Journal entry from a laptop, take two, Well it's a little easier today but I still don't know how people work without a mouse. With the Anchorage Half Marathon just a week away I was a little concerned I hadn't built up the proper mileage to cover the 13.1-mile distance, so today I headed out to the Old LA Highway, aka the Old LV Marathon course for a 14-mile run.

 For some reason the hottest part was the start, it was uphill and into the sun, but on the seven-mile stretch that took me south towards LA I had a cool breeze. When I turned around at the old starting line with more than 10 miles under my belt and less than four to go I feared facing the sun again but it wasn't too bad and I felt great. Delirious maybe, because I was entertaining thoughts of running the full marathon instead. But after I passed 13 and struggled with the final mile I came back to reality.

Although I felt pretty good when I was done (in about 2 1/2 hours) the calfs were a little sore. Next week I'll be able to take advantage of the free massage after the race. Now I'm just going to take it easy with the confidence I can finish another Half Marathon in Alaska. Five years ago my time was 2:05 this year at the halfway point of the marathon I was 2:21, so I'll shoot for 2:15. What a great way to spend a relaxing vacation!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

your ready so go easy this week,short and flat.will do something with you Wed.