A mile short of a 1/2 Marathon

12 miles!!! Nothing like getting up on a Saturday morning and running a mile shy of a 1/2 marathon BEFORE breakfast! Two Braids and Swift Like the Wind hit the trail running in Blacklick, Ohio last weekend with their trusty side-kick "Waterboy." The trail was a nice shaded partial pavement, partial dirt trial that was a convenient 4.1 mile loop. Made running the 12 miles easy to keep track of. After each loop we ran to the car for water, gatorade, and fuel...you know... Pretzels and tootsie rolls! We both seemed to feel better this week after 12 miles than we did last week after 10. The weather was great and not nearly as humid as it usually is in DC.

This week we have a nice short recovery run of only 6 miles! Swift Like the Wind is pounding pavement (and hills) while in Maine on vacation. And I'll be enjoying the grandeur of the Western NC mountains.

Have a fun and safe Fourth of July!