11 Miles

I need new shoes. Even though these ARE new shoes, they don’t work. Today I started training for the Disneyland half marathon.  I actually have to start buckling down and get going on this running thing. Because now I have no choice. Unless I want to get picked up by the little golf cart man for being too slow and be disqualified I have to start training. And I think we did REALLY well today. We went 11 miles and I really don’t think I slowed down until the last 2 miles and that was because my feet were just throbbing. I have blisters on what seems like the entire bottoms of my feet.  Suck it Asics you are NOT my favorite brand of shoes. I am officially disqualifying you.

Highlights of the run:

1.       Seeing a huge caterpillar hanging on a bush branch.

2.       Seeing a neon blue bird.

3.       Seeing a red duck.

4.       Watching a car get pulled over on the freeway.

5.       The beautiful weather.

6.       Chatting with Alma on a Saturday morning.

7.       New painted mile markers on the Green River trail

Lowlights of the run:

1.       Blisters. Lots of them. All over.

2.       Eating bugs. Lots of them. All over.

3.       Sore back fat

4.       Sore front fat

5.       Holding my pee for 5 miles because I’m afraid of the porta potty

6.       Rude bicyclists, like always

7.       Thinking in my brain “Why do I do this?”

Until the next blister or lost toenail...

Heather