My Trek To Run A Marathon.: I Wanted to Surrender

Today I ran what was supposed to be a short 4 miles but ended up 4.6 miles. Doesn't sound like much but the hills were just terrible. I didn't quite understand how it felt like I was constantly running uphill. It was like that famous optical illusion photograph of the man that only walks upstairs in a circle but never downstairs, you know which one I mean?

It definitely makes more sense to plan your route ahead of time. I was in a neighborhood that I didn't really know and what I feared would happen, happened. I end up trying to get to a main street but had to keep running further and further uphill due to all the dead-ends. All I wanted was a dang thru-street! The snow was thick and there was barely a shoulder on the road. Rather scary on a busy road. Hopefully Mogul's flashy vest helps our visibility (thanks Mom and Dad). A snow truck that was salting the roads flew past us and I got pegged with all sorts of salt crystals. At least it was warm...32 degrees F although weather.com had it saying it felt like 27. Not when you're running up hill! It felt like the Caribbean on a warm summers day...well, not exactly.

Anyway, here are a couple photos and the video of Mogul's work-out routine (his warm up is very similar to mine). Also, for the weak-stomached, there's a photo attached of my awesome blister on my toe. Don't scroll down if you don't want to see it...it's gross. Please ignore the chipped nail polish, how embarrassing.

Also, I tried the Orange Recoverite. Not bad at all, but I still prefer Chocolate, then Orange and never Strawberry. My knees were pretty sore...but only 15 minutes after drinking the Recoverite, they are fine! Pretty awesome!