I think I would have enjoyed it more had it not been pitch black. I mean the fireflies seemed like flash lights in the woods. Every noise freaked me out. Sometimes we would hear a noise in the woods and Bob would turn his head lamp in the direction and we would see eyes or deer. Other times, my heart was pounding so quickly that I just knew that some wold animal was going to eat us up. On the flip side, I wasn't worried about any bad people. (I find that interesting now though). And poor Bob... he only saw the rain falling. We ran the first 5.5 with the head lamp on the path.Another positive of the run was that on the way back, it didn't seem boring. Usually, on an out and back run, I get bored of the scenery because it is old news. But since we ran the first half in the dark, it wasn't. I enjoyed that. And the RAIN. The GLORIOUS rain. It felt so refreshing. We had 2 miles where the rain stopped and the humidity started to creep up - those were tough. I enjoyed the rain as it kept me cool.
We ran 11 miles in 2:08:12. Slower than I had thought, but it was a good run. Bob was feeling a little dizzy at the end and said I could go ahead... but we started together and were going to finish together. After all, long runs are about mileage, not speed, right!
We quickly devoured the watermelon and protein drink as I needed to get home. The best part of the run was that around mile 9 we started to see people. Up until that mile, I was had Bob COMPLETELY to myself. The marathon group that I was going to train with (until I connected with Bob) was just starting their long run. I said to Bob, "There has to be some kind of satisfaction knowing that we are finishing our long run and they are just starting!" I think he agreed.
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Sounds lovely! It is nice to be done when the rest of the world is just starting, I agree! And love Rock Creek Park--beautiful locale for a run. (the new background looks great, btw)
I love getting runs over with early too. I"ll have to try it in the rain, next time.
I too love getting runs finished early. Its the getting up early part thats so hard!!
Rain runs in the summer are the best :)
I love running in the rain except when I kill my Ipod!
great recap~! nice job! what plan did you decide to use??
sounds like a great run! I love being finished early in the day. I enjoy the rain too...as long as it isn't pouring.
I like the new background, but the gray text is a bit hard to read - at least for the first part.
Great job on your long run! I love to start early, although I also would have been FREAKING in the dark!!
I agree, running in the rain can be so refreshing! Nice job on your run!
great job with week 2
love knocking out those long runs EARLY in the AM...still have the rest of your day ahead....
Nothin' better than a 5 a.m. training run!!!
Thank you for your blog, for your inspiration and encouragement. I've an award for you at my blog!
Keep up the great work!!!
Jae
Wow, that's a long run for early am. Good for you!
You are such an inspiration! Please enter me in your give-a-way.
Ok Just starting running 101..I can't wait until I can run 15 mts without stopping to walk in between!
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