Ok so I went to Austin to do the 7 mile trail last Sunday morning. I've done this trail twice before, but both times I did it with Hunter, so it was easier to do and harder to back out of because people were expecting me. This time it could have been really easy to chicken out and make excuses why I couldn't go and/or to give up running some part of the way on the trail and walk. But I didn't, I ran the whole thing. I even moderately sprinted the last mile. Yay!
And at the end I felt like I am just about ready to make a 10 mi run my "long run". Maybe after another couple times doing the 7 mile trail.
But that also means I think I am ready to commit to a half marathon. 1/27/08 is going to be my first half. Its the 3M half marathon and is supposed to be a really good one, according to Runner's Magazine. Its one way and mostly downhill. I'm making my parents go to meet me at the end and drive me home (they don't know the 'drive me home' part).
I'm excited. As a reward for doing the 7 alone, I bought myself a new pair of shoes at Academy on the way home and they're a step above the running shoes I've been getting. New Balance, of course.
And this is my first 10k which I will be doing with M on October 21. I think Michelle (R's friend from work who seems really cool) is also doing it. Michelle is asking about running with me the 7 mile loop. I worry about running out of things to talk to her about if we run together and how she could get really grossed out by sweaty me. :p
Then there's the Livestrong, which I'm also doing with M - Oct 13.
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