Training Day 70: 10-mile run!

Wow--I can't believe I did it! I actually felt awesome almost the entire time--partly, I think, because I ate a big dinner of tofu and veggies over a bunch of brown rice last night, plus a big bowl of cereal for dessert and an apple at like 10pm. It was a carb frenzy. This morning I had two cups of coffee and went to the gym to run. I ran at zero incline which I think also made the run easier, but incline or no incline, 10 miles is a looooooooong way to run! I stayed at a 9:15 mile for most of the run, and completed the run in just under 94 minutes--forgot to check the exact time--which is pretty much right on track for the 2:00-2:10 finish in October! Miles 1-6 were actually pretty easy, I felt really strong and energetic and light on my feet, and drew some extra energy from the superstar softball game that was on one of the TVs. Miles 7 and 8 were relatively easy, too, because I pretended to myself that I was only going to run 8 miles. Mile 9 was pretty hard, but I listened to Nelly's Country Grammar twice during that mile and almost started doing the arm-flail to the beat that Running Girl mentioned in a previous post. Mile 10 I ran at a 10:00 pace and my body was getting very, very tired. Still, I did feel like I could have kept going--so now I know that the half marathon is definitely possible! And I'm going to eat like 5 plates of spaghetti the night before! ♥