Miles from Hobbiton: 40.03
Miles to Rivendell: 417.97
I find it kind of funny that I didn't go quite as far as I did on Monday. Not a big deal, it was less than a quarter of a kilometer less. I probably just walked slower during the 5 minute break between my free form runs at the end.
I was afraid I wasn't going to be able to do my run today and would have to postpone it til tomorrow. We've had some crappy weather here lately. Some gentle thunderstorms yesterday (even the hail was dainty) in spite of the green sky, and rain today. It was supposed to be really bad thunderstorms, but I didn't even get the satisfaction of awesome thunder. :P Oh well, that meant I got to run without incident.
It DID start raining during my first 10 minute free form run. Thankfully I'd tied my anorak-style rain jacket around my waist since my phone arm band isn't water proof. The rain didn't last long, but my zipper got screwed up.
However, I discovered something very interesting while I was running in the brief rain. I've crossed over some endurance threshhold. I stopped twice during my first 10 minutes, once to fix the zipper for a few seconds, and once for about 30 seconds to rest. I just didn't feel like I needed to stop. I was pretty much just jogging at that point, but it was an amazing moment.
I only stopped once during the second 10 minute free form run, about 4 minutes in to walk for about 30-45 seconds (I didn't keep track). The rest I just ran. To say that I'm pleased with myself is an understatement.
The 88% humidity was not my friend. My arms got sweaty in the jacket, and even though it was cool I sweated like crazy. I can only imagine how awful it's going to be when it's in the upper 90's with 90% humidity in July. :P
An obviously posed selfie.
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