I left Stefhan's yesterday with Mogul to head out on a short 5 or 6 mile run. At 2.5 miles, two large chocolate labs were unrestrained with no owners in sight and decided to charge towards Mogul and me. They sprinted towards us and Mogul felt disrupted and all three dogs decided to get into it. The labs finally broke away without harming Mogul or me, but I decided to keep running in the same direction rather than turn around and risk passing the labs again. The downside is that once you keep going on Wasatch Dr, there's no place to cut the route short. Mogul isn't entirely used to anything over 6 miles and I didn't have my hydration belt or any Gu with me. I just wasn't prepared for a run over 6 miles. At about 8.2 miles, I decided to call Stefhan for a ride and he came to my saving grace with two bottles of water. Thanks Stefhan!
Running has been a little tough to stay motivated after the half-marathon. I have a couple training guides to go by, although I haven't planned all my training dates out just yet.
I ran twice while in Florida, one 6 miler and one 7 miler. It was so hot and humid that I wasn't sure if it was worse to run at high altitude or high humidity. Either way it feels like you can't get enough oxygen.
Unfortunately, neither Brian nor I got picked for the NYC Marathon. Major bummer, however I'm sure the people who did get picked definitely deserve it and have been training a lot longer than I have. We will have to look for another marathon to run in October or November.
Keep on trucking! I always said running is not a hobby-- it's a lifestyle!
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http://stripatnight.com/ <--- yes that's the website for it, if you don't believe me google it.
I hope to someday run one myself! Hope you and your family are doing well!
That marathon sounds awesome and I have strongly considered it if I can get my brother on board!
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