Happy Saturday!
The alarm chimed at 6:04 this morning. After reading the August 16 devotional from My Utmost for His Highest and a passage from the book of Mark, I roused myself out of bed and into the employee dining room for some breakfast. Honeynut Cheerios, an apple, and a spoonful of peanut butter were on the menu. By 6:48 I was taking the first few strides of my long run for the week.
18 miles and 2:31 minutes later, I was back at the dorm scrounging around in the fridge for some chocolate milk to re-hydrate and replenish my body. Although my route was about as scenic as it could be, I didn't plan any water stops. As it turns out, that was a tactical error. I did bring and consume a few tablespoons of honey around mile 9. That helped significantly. Still, I was a tired and sore puppy as I finished up the run. Completing 18 miles is a huge confidence booster. I'm not too intimidated anymore about running a marathon during the first weekend in October like I am planning on doing.
I was pretty tired at work today. My two-hour shift in the parking lot was challenging. Not because traffic was overwhelming. In fact, the crowd today was low compared to the last five days. Rather, the parking lot kicked my butt because not only my glutes but also the rest of my legs were pretty tired from the big run this morning.
This evening I started working on the required "Final Report" for ACMNP. All the summer ACMNPers have to fill it out by September 1. Ally, Luke, Sabrina and I all have another month and a half to go after the final report deadline. It'll be interesting to look back in on my final day and see what has changed during the September 1 to October 20 stretch.
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