A Soggy 20 Miles

Aaaaaaaaaaand I’m done. Today was my longest run this year until marathon day, and you know what? It wasn’t too bad. Sure I ran a little slower than I’d like. And sure it POURED on and off for 5 miles of my run. (Literally POURED, like movie rain. I had a swimming pool in my shoes.) And sure I have GIANT blisters on my feet, but I feel pretty damn good. I remember my 20 miler last time, and I remember not being a functioning human being after that run was over. This time, other than my legs being a little sore, I feel pretty good. I’m not too exhausted. I can walk and talk and everything!

I even managed to walk over to Shake Shack to reward myself with a bacon cheeseburger and a strawberry shake. (We smelled something bacon-y on our run, so I had to go with the bacon burger.) I tried to take a picture for you, but because of said rain, my phone was a little wet and there was some condensation in the lens. It looks like I was eating a burger in heaven.

The bacon was SUPER good, and it had some sort of vegetable topping that was great, but still not as good as In N Out. And no one will ever convince me otherwise. I was a HUGE fan of the milkshake though. It was perfect. I just wish it was a little bit bigger.

So now that my 20 miler is done, I officially get to start the taper, which means I get to start taking it easier. It’s still kind of early, so I can’t take it too easy. The coach said next week to run shorter, but run faster. We shall see if that’s possible. I’m not known for my speed, but I’ll certainly try. Either way, yay taper!