The 18 Mile Route
Sunday was the longest marathon training run thus far…and I probably picked the worst time of the weekend to do it. We were visiting friends in Rochester on Saturday and didn’t get back to Ithaca until mid-day on Sunday. I waited until 3pm to start the run, and the rain began around 3:15. I ran most of the 2.5 hours in 40 degree rain. Not the most pleasant experience, but once again, the podcasts were a great distraction. You might think that listening to a story about the collapse of the banking system would only make the run more draining, but it was somehow invigorating. For a great 30 minute story told in layman’s terms about the current banking situation, listen here.
Rachel snapped a before, halfway and finishing shot from the run. She met me at 9 miles with a bottle of Gatorade. What a woman…
Before
During (Halfway)
After (With Russ & New Ball)
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March 9, 2009 at 7:18 pm
run4change
Great job man. 18 miles is a long way to go. I did a ten miler on Saturday and I also had to run in the 40 degree rain. Sunday was my long run and it was snow at first but got sunny after a while. Keep up the great work and good luck on your marathon
March 12, 2009 at 4:26 pm
Jesse
I’m listening to the Bad Bank episode now. Excellent. Good recommendation.
March 17, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Crafty
I’m seriously impressed. At this point in my training, my knee was screwed up enough that I walked these longer runs. And they certainly weren’t in the 40s (actually, I’d have to get up at 5am when the humidity was only 85% to get my runs in).
Congrats to you on the run and for gettin’ hitched to a woman who brings you Gatorade at mile 9.