Daily Dose

I ran 9.1 miles last night. This is the furthest I've ever run. It wasn't bad. I wanted to run 13 miles, but at about 6 miles, I decided I could probably only do about 10 and then at around 9.1 miles I ran out of Gatorade and I was just completely wiped out. I had to walk the rest of the way home. I was so wiped out that I considered hitchhiking the last mile. I just wanted to be done. In total I went about 10.3 miles on foot. The hydration was important. It might just be in my head, but it really seems to make a difference in how far I can go. I'm starting to think I'll need more capacity for the half marathon.



Today my knees are a little sore. That's a new feeling for me. I also feel a little more dopey than usual. In fact when I was running, at around 7 miles, I went to grab a bottle and I pulled out an empty one. I knew it was empty, but I grabbed it anyway. When I realized it was empty I put it back and then I didn't immediately go for the full bottle. It was kinda like when you go upstairs in your house to get something and when you get up there you forget why you were going up there in the first place, so you go back downstairs. After a few minutes you remember why you went upstairs and try again. I feel sorta spacey like that right now. Forming sentences is a bit tricky too.

I also seem to have a problem with my nipples. This is kinda weird, but certain types of fabric wear away at my nipples and cause them to bleed. I had purchased something called NipGuards for this problem, but I don't know where they are. Here's a picture (only click if you can handle these things) of the inside of my shirt after my run. Pretty gross.

Anyway, I'm proud of myself. I'm more confident I'll be able to finish the half marathon in a week and a half.