Week 6: 10 Amazing Miles

Ack! My mileage just hit double-digits, and my legs haven't given up on me yet!

This morning's run was one of the best long runs I've had. I ran the 10 miles in just under 2 hours, including water breaks, and my overall heart rate was pretty low, considering. And even though it was ridiculously hot and sunny, I was barely bothered by it. Maybe it was the fried dough and ice cream at last night's carnival?

I also tried Gu today around mile 6, after not enjoying the PowerBar Gel I tried a couple of weeks ago. I grabbed a chocolate one (Chocolate Outrage), thinking it was a safe place to start, and it was amazing! Tasted like a melted chocolate bar, and considering how hot it was outside and how warm the Gu got by the time I had it, melted chocolate seemed perfectly reasonable. No weird aftertaste or anything, either. I'm afraid the other flavors I bought may not be able to compare!

So overall, things are well. My body is starting to feel comfortable with longer runs, even with humidity. Pain is minimal now, heart rate is lowering, and my short runs during the week are becoming slightly faster. I'm feeling pretty excited, and am so thankful that I chose to try for a full marathon, because clearly a half marathon would have been a piece of cake! In two weeks, I'll be running 13 and will be halfway there!

Thanks so much to my week 6 sponsors:

• David Mammano
• NextStepU

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