5.5, 6.5 and 9.6

 

I’ve been quite bad at updating lately, but the miles have bee ticking by.  In the last seven days I have hit 5.5, 6.5 and 9.6.  I felt good after each, and after today’s 9.6 I felt like I had at least another mile or two in me before I would have chosen to stop.  I could have kept going past that, but that’s where I would have stopped.  I called it a day at 9.6 because my left knee was a bit achy so I thought I’d end things before it moved to hurt.

9.6 miles took me 2 hours and 3 minutes.  No land speed records here, but I am on pace to finish with plenty of time left in Vegas.  I know races, especially races with lots of people, are different, but I’m hoping that will push me faster and not the other way.

Race day is getting close and while it isn’t so much a race in the traditional sense for me, I am excited, nervous and a dozen other emotions all at the same time.  I want it to be December now.  I know it will come soon enough and I’ll be wishing I had a few more weeks to train, but at this moment, I wish the finish line was in sight in more than just my mind.