Put a fork in me

Today I ran longer than I have ever run in my life. TWELVE MILES. It was, simply, exhausting. However, afterward, besides being super tired, I felt great. My muscles felt fine, my joints didn't ache, and my leg wasn't bothering me at all.

Mike, on the other hand, was reaping the benefits from his Thursday run. While I was at home making dinner on Thursday, he went running for 3 miles without me. Now, I look at Mike as my training rock. He inspires me and encourages me every run. Well, come to find out, Mike needs me, too :) When he got home on Thursday, he showed me his GPS watch that said that he had averaged 7:15 minutes per mile (for around half of the run). Now, we typically run a 10 minute mile pace. Friday morning, and apparently Saturday, he felt the affects of running at a fast pace - he was pretty sore. Looks like he needs my slow butt after all :)

As for my leg, after my blog post, I was informed that my "injury" had to do with my IT band. Come to find out, my friend, Luke, has had similar issues as well as my neighbor and multiple people that I talked to today at the running group. I have a good set of stretches now as well as a foam roller to help with massaging it out. The great news is that I will be just fine.

Happy Birthday Mike! I think I am going to go nap now :)