Tonight I finally ran the full 5.2 miles! I am pretty excited about this little fact. There were at least four serious times where I wanted to quit and throw up but really kept pushing myself and just wouldn't stop. With about two miles left is when the real desire to stop running started to hit me. My legs wanted to slow the pace down and I was laboring to keep my pace. But, I wouldn't let my self slow down. I think I just realized that my body can do more than my mind wants to. I think tonight was a big hurdle I went over.
Now, instead of wondering if I can do it I know I can. The main things now will be to continue to cut down time and get my lungs and legs in better shape. One thing that did almost burst my bubble was the ending. At the very beginning I had to stop and it took about three minutes but we started running again. Apparently, Thomas had kept the watch going during this time. So, when we finished he said that I had made it in 58.47. At this I was real discouraged because I pushed myself hard and was for sure that I would get around a 55. The other night when we ran and I stopped and walked for a few minutes I ran a 58, so this was a killer. Then he said, "wait a minute I forgot to stop it when we had to stop at the beginning." So, my time was really a 55 and his was a 52. Look out Thomas I'm catching you! The other night I was off by five minutes, tonight I was off by three.
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