Today, three of us headed out for the longest run that any of us has ever attempted. Tye ran 14 miles (3 more than ever). Greg and I attempted 17 (3 more than our best) and made it. It was a great run...up til Miles 15-17!
At that point in time, both of us cranked up the music and finished. I was thinking about the mental game of trying to do something new. Trying to finish a run 3 miles further than ever attempted is a daunting task and one that nearly got to us! Our legs were screaming the last 3 and our minds were wondering if we could even make it. To make matters a little more challenging, we climbing slowly for a 1.5 miles and then finished with 1.5 miles of downhill.
This one thought occured to me as we were trying to finish. "When you find yourself in uncharted territory, just keep doing the same things you would do when you are familiar with what to expect." For us that meant just keep moving forward like we had been doing for the first 14 miles. It Worked!!!
We finished in a total time of 2 hours 33 minutes and with an average of 9:02 miles! Pretty good for a couple of clowns!
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