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Week 2

Week 2 went well.  A few ups and downs.  


How it went down:


Monday: Swimming day....sort of.  I only did 25 lengths and then fell into the hot tub.

Tuesday:  Awesome 3 mile!!  Ran it in my fastest time yet.  Legs were a bit sore, but I felt great!

Wednesday: Great swim!  Went with a different friend and raced 30 lengths!

Thursday: The plan was 5 miles, was goal was 6, reality was 4.  My knee wasn't feeling the greatest and I thought I best take it easy opposed to pushing myself for one more mile and not being able to do the long run.

Friday: Rest Day!

Saturday: 9 miles!  Went well.  Definitely need to look into energy gels and supplements.  The first six miles were amazing.  I was on fire!  Daydreaming of the big day and the entire world cheering me on.  And then I totally crashed.  Mile 7 was BRUTAL.  I jumped off the treadmill and rifled through my bag until I found a crappy, old energy gel.  It was disgusting and I kind of wanted to spit it out all over the gym floor, BUT I kept it down and miles 8 and 9 were achievable!!




Looking forward to Week 3! (Mainly because the long run is only 6 miles.....)

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