The 8 mile run

I finally did it. I decided I have to do the 8 mile crossover today. I diligently got out my running shoes and hit the track. The first 4 miles was a breeze. I stopped after 4 mile mark even though I was not tired. I just did it anyways, since I didnt want my legs to hurt or end up injured. At 5 miles, I took a water and stretch break. I was slightly tired at this point. The first 5 miles took about 50 mins. So far so good

I then decided to take a bigger break for about 10 mins. I should not have done that – because, I started feeling really tired, once I started running. I pushed myself past the 6. By now my knees were hurting a bit and I was taking a 2 minute stretch break every mile. I finally counted the 132 laps….that meant the 8th mile. More pain in the knees.

I will have to sleep on this and hope I didn’t overdo the run.

Clocked 8 miles at 1:40:00

Pretty good