I think that so far, 16 miles is my favorite long run distance. It's far enough that it feels like an accomplishment, but "short" enough that I can still finish it feeling good and strong!
I woke up at 6 AM this morning and did my 16 miler out and back along the Burke-Gilman trail as the sun was coming up over Lake Washington - SO beautiful! The trail was shady and it wasn't too hot yet, and the time just flew by. I kept waiting to get tired and it never happened!
After I finished the run, I drove over to Matthew's Beach and stretched and then spent the next two hours alternating between swimming lazily around in the lake (the cold water felt really really good!) and napping in the sun. It was awesome!
And I think the swimming/cold water helped keep my legs loose, because I went shopping at Bellevue Square this afternoon with my friend Des and didn't even notice my legs. Hooray!
Also, I had my CASA interview yesterday, and it went really well! So now I have training from 8:30-4:30 Tuesday through Friday of next week - which is a lot, given that it's a volunteer position and therefore unpaid, but I just keep reminding myself that it's a foot in the door and some good legal/social work experience for my resume!
The paralegal program is turning out to be a lot more work than I expected, but so far I am managing to keep up all right - next week might require a little more scheduling with the CASA training!
As for running next week,
Monday - Off
Tuesday - 4 miles
Wednesday - 8 miles (6 @ MP)
Thursday - Swim/bike
Friday - 5 miles (hills)
Saturday - Off
Sunday - 17-18 miles
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