17 Miles.....

Yesterday I ran 17 miles with Mike, or should I say I ran about 16 and the last mile was me trying to man-up and finish it without walking.  I am really glad I hit the number 17 but my right hip and knee now hate me...cannot wait for VB tonight.

I did not get a chance to run last weekend because of the kids and a crappy cold.  I am hoping to ramp it up this week ending with a 20 mile run on Sat or Sun.  If I cannot get up to 20 miles this weekend I will probably throw in the towel and just run the 1/2 Marathon so I do not damage my body.

Still not pictures from Just a short run....probably for the best...

Just a short run

This past weekend I ran in the Just a Short Run 1/2 marathon.  I finished with a time around 2 hours, Run Keeper had me under but the "official" chip had me over...not that it matters I am not trying for PRs.  It was about 44 degrees, not bad (last year it was 18 degrees that was cold) and when I finished the sweat froze on my shirt.

At mile 2 I wanted to quit, I just did not feel it.  I decided to stay behind the 9:10 pace girl and try to take it easy.  That seemed to work because I felt a lot better at mile 5 and that continued until mile 11 when the pace girl started pulling away.

Need a nice run tonight, maybe 10 miles but 8 is ok.  This weekend I need to push it a little more, maybe 17 miles.  I have to hit 20 next week or I am backing out of the Pittsburgh Full and going to the 1/2.

When I have pictures from the JASR 1/2 I will post.