{"id":489,"date":"2011-04-03T02:42:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-03T02:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2012-09-26T18:06:22","modified_gmt":"2012-09-27T00:06:22","slug":"longest-distance-run-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colourfulpalate.com\/?p=489","title":{"rendered":"Longest Distance Run Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"15<\/p>\n

\u2026for me anyway. Yesterday I decided that my chest injury was controlling me too much and even if I had some discomfort I just had to keep training. My marathon is coming up pretty soon (two months!) and now was not the time to decrease my running.<\/p>\n

The schedule said it was time for me to run 15 miles\u2026which, in case you didn\u2019t know, is a looooong ways. I did not freak out. I was the model child for calmness. If I had been running a lot lately I would\u2019ve felt more prepared and it wouldn\u2019t have been a deal, but the last run I did was a 4 miler, which I didn\u2019t find easy. Before that, it was 2-3 weeks since I had run, because my injury was holding me back. So to tackle 15 was a bit of a mental challenge. But I knew I could do it.<\/p>\n

I got up and ate a piece of cinnamon toast and a bite of banana. After that I laced up my shoes and headed out the door. My amazing Mom came with me (on the bike) and got her own workout done the same time as me.<\/p>\n

As soon as I got outside I realized there was a problem. My Nike+ chip<\/a> (this is what I use to track my runs and see how far I\u2019ve run) had lived a long, full life and had died. Great. I would have to guess the distance. At that moment, I considered saving for a Garmin and abandoning my life-long commitment to Nike.<\/p>\n

The first 3 miles were peachy. But then I started getting sharp, painful running cramps. I am never again eating food right before I work out! Normally, I try to have at least 1 hour to digest, but yesterday I didn\u2019t have time. Those cramps stuck with me for quite a few miles. I ended up stopping to do some stretches which helped a little bit.<\/p>\n

\"15<\/p>\n

I felt really great for a while, but then my troubles came back around mile 6 when I recognized I didn\u2019t put Vaseline between my toes. I felt big blisters forming on my feet. Oh dear. I felt much better when \u201cHot Air Balloon\u201d by Owl City came through my ear buds. Haha, have to say\u2026music can get me through anything.<\/p>\n

It was awesome having my Mom biking beside me, she handed me my water and my sports gels\u2026took my sports jacket when I got hot, and gave me encouragement when I needed it. Best coach ever! She made my run fun.<\/p>\n

As far as distance goes, turns out I\u2019m a pretty good guesser. We clocked out the distance in our vehicle and I ran precisely 14.76 miles. Of course, because I can tend to be nit-picky I ran on the treadmill a grand total of .24 of a mile as soon as I got inside the house.<\/p>\n

Next time:<\/em><\/p>\n