The 10 mile run

Yesterday was a big day for me. I finally made up my mind to cross the double digit in miles. I initially planned on running the 2.5 mile loop in roosevelt park. But the bad weather sustained throughout the day and wiped that option out. I did not want to achieve my double digit run on a treadmill, therefore, I headed out to the YMCA nearby, where they had a pretty big indoor running track.

10 miles. The figure seemed a little intimidating as I warmed up and started my run. I run without music when I run indoors, since I need to keep track of my lap count. That makes the run tougher mentally. Anyways, the first 3.5 miles flew by, in 30 mins. I was not tired at all, my knees and ankles were in great shape and I took a few mins water-stretch break. I began the next round and stopped at 5.2 miles – the time was still good – 55 mins, including the break.

I stretched out a little and then started to run. Surprisingly, the reached the 7 mile mark, without much stress or pain. I was actually beginning to get real pleased about myself.

The times so far:

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I started to feel a little pain in my right knee, and my right ankle at around 8th mile. I crossed the 8th mile mark, without stopping, patted myself on my back to have crosses the longest run I ever did so far.

After the 8.5 mile break, it was really tough. My body was very tired, knees hurting and my speed was down to a dead slow pace…I slowly crawled to the 10 mile point. At the 10th mile, I was elated, but it took me 10-15mins more than what I had planned for. But, the fact is, I ran the 10 miles…and I didnt give up. Special thanks to my buddy for standing by and giving me the countdown for the last mile..you know who you are