26.2 miles is a long stinkin' way. Yesterday, as I was driving back from Nac, I set my tripometer just to get an idea of how long it is. Yeah. It's long. If you're from Nac - it is 26.2 miles from the Walmart in Center to the turn-off of Hwy 7 onto 311. If you're from Monroe - it's 26.2 from the Ruston/Farmerville exit (#86) to Thomas Rd. I must be insane.
I've definitely got my work cut out for me. The idea of running a long way is very invigorating, but in practice, it's not so exciting. The heat and humidity these days is brutal all the time - day or night. Maybe autumn will be kinder to us.
They say the first 20 miles of a marathon are relatively easy: it's the last 6.2 that are killer. I say, if running 20 miles ever feels relatively easy, I've done something right.
Even though I've been running the past couple of weeks, I've been pretty lazy otherwise, but now's the time to get serious about watching what I eat and crosstraining. I'm reminded of a bit of dialogue from the best cheerleader movie ever made, Bring It On:
Courtney: "Why does everybody have to go on a diet?"
Sparky: "Because in cheerleading, we throw people in the air. Fat people don't go as high."
The same principle applies in running. Lighter is better. Something to do with physics...
ROFL!!! Now THAT WAS FUNNY!
Christin, what's the longest distance you've run up to now?
Posted by: SonofThunder at August 21, 2006 11:23 PMUmmm...a mere 7 miles (of running only), which I used to think was a long way. I've done more like 10 or 11 at other times, but it was a mix of running and walking.
Posted by: Christin at August 22, 2006 08:32 AM