I ran 14 miles!!!

Wow, I can officially say that I have accomplished the most difficult thing I have ever done physically in my life! As part of our training this weekend we ran 14 miles on the Seminole Weikiva Trail and boy was it tough. Everything felt great up until mile 10, then it started to hurt in my hips and ankles, and as we kept going, the pain grew. We did make a few stops along the trail at water stations which helped a great deal, I thought I might be able to make it all the way through using my fuel belt and no stops, but I needed the quick breaks. With that being said, I was still able to finish in under two and a half hours which was good considering I had a terrible night sleep and didn't have much of a dinner the night before. I think had I been better rested and fueled up, that could have been a much better run. Learning lesson for me how important those two components are for a long run...next time I will take that much more seriously.

I think this may have been the first time I really questioned..."why am I doing this it hurts!??" but I just kept reminding myself that I have made a commitment to a cause and to my friends and family, and most importantly, myself, to complete this challenge. Although every time a biker drove by us smiling I kept thinking, "I was I was riding a bike right now!"


Regardless, I was proud to accomplish this awesome feat, as it is the longest distance I have run to date. Thank you so much to my pace ladies Susan and Sherri for keeping me going and not giving up, you rock!

Until next time...run long run strong!