Got up early & had my usual 1 C. granola with soy milk & headed out. It was still dark (6:15 am). I met Rachel and Sherry at the Mopac Trail for the big 18 miles. We kept up a good pace & we went all the way to Eagle Nebraska before turning around. It seemed like it went on FOREVER! But here's the good part - I DID IT!! I finished in 4 hours 50 minutes (16.1 min/mile) with only 1 quick bathroom stop. Let's see - I blew out the toes of one of my socks,
I got WORSE black toes (toe nails),
but it was a huge mental landmark to know that I can do that distance! I feel very triumphant!
I came home & Leo and Sara were running the garage sale & Leo greeted me with his usual big hug. He had bought me a bag of ice so I slammed down some food & got into the bath tub & filled it with cold water & ice & stayed there for about 30 minutes this time - I was hurting! My quads hurt so bad...the last time they were that sore (well, not as sore as today!) was when I did the alligator at Sandy's Escape (a dance place) back in the 60's...some 40 plus years ago!
Sometime during the middle of the night I woke up with major thigh muscle cramps...not fun.
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