10 Miles!

Today: 10.00 miles
Week: 25.00 miles
March: 25.00 miles
2010: 177.93 miles

My longest run and my highest mileage week this week! This also marks the end of no-rules-month. On Monday I start training for my half marathon. But per my program, Monday is “stretch and strengthen”. Running doesn’t start until Tuesday. So I have the next 2 days off. The way I feel now, I’m really glad for that. The rest of the entry comes directly from what I posted at Daily Mile.

I joined the double digit club! The run went amazingly well. I just had a mini clif bar and a bit of gatorade before I left. Brought some gel and more clif bars and some gatorade along, but only needed a few ounces of the drink and nothing to eat. Felt strong the whole time, though my legs were pretty wobbly once I stopped running.

Incredibly gorgeous day for a run. Not a cloud in the sky. About 29ºF when I left, but almost 40 when I got back. Pond Road, the North-South road at the end of my loop on the other side of Wellesley College, is absolutely beautiful. It’s a narrow paved road through thick woods, broken here or there with farms and big old mansions. Runs a mile and a half, but only two cars passed while I was on it. It was hilly at points though.

Counted 34 other runners along the way, and in the wildlife department, I saw a pair of swans. Got in at around 9 am. We are going to the Boston Symphony Orchestra family concert today at 12, so as soon as I walked in the door, wife was pushing me to get ready. Immediately showered and shaved, and only now, 45 minutes later, am i sneaking 10 minutes to finally sit down and eat something.