Did I hear a 'niner' in there?

This is one of many posts that you will read that begin this way...

Today I ran longer than I have ever run in my life. NINE MILES. We got up this morning and met the running group at Grand Central Bakery in Portland. We ran with the 10:00 minute per mile group and ended up averaging about 10:20 minutes per mile.

For the first time, I realized why running distance is challenging. We ran for an hour and a half. That is a long time. After a while, your legs are just freaking beat. They start to feel like jello. It would have done me no good to slow down or walk as my lungs and heart rate were fine. I just wanted to be done. And, when I was finally done, it felt great. Nine miles. I ran nine miles.

One other thing I realized today - after long runs, I have an uncontrollable urge to vacuum. Weird, I know, but at least I have clean floors!