Wow, I did it, I completed by first 20+ miler and 30+ miles for the weekend. I somehow thought I couldn’t do it, but the feeling of satisfaction I got when I was in the last quarter mile of todays run was unbelievable. I actually did it!

My Saturday route of 20 miles got messed up because I was following a google map that wasn’t correct. I was supposed to travel up route 11 to ‘lower road’, however ‘lower road’ was a path through the woods, not an actual road. I didn’t realize it until after I went the wrong way up another road to turn out at a dead end. Well, I then got back on track by just backtracking and then when I got to west pittston, I turned one block too early …. either way, I got 20.7 miles in, and although my body was sore, I wasn’t totally wiped out. I felt confident through the whole thing, and took my breaks and worked my hydration however I could.

I then headed out this morning for my 10 mile pace run … what a dreary, crappy day outside, but I beat the rain. I managed to pull things together at an under 9 minute mile, which is better than my goal pace. I actually got faster towards the end!

Thankfully I head into a recovery week, followed by the Swanzey Covered Bridge Half Marathon next Sunday (labor day weekend). It’ll be a nice break to cut the miles back a bit, and let my legs rest before heading out for 2 more weeks of pain on my legs … but i did make it to the pivotal point of the training, the longest run.