11.5!

Today we ran 11.5 miles. The day was gorgeous - sunny and in the 60s. I would LOVE to have this weather next weekend. We felt pretty good, although Erin had some stomach cramps because she ate bacon before the run. So no bacon next Saturday! I've been wondering what to eat, and all research says to eat only what you've tried during training. For me, that's bananas - and maybe half a bagel with some cream cheese. If we eat around 5:30-6 a.m., we should be OK when the race starts at 7.

The 11.5-mile run went well. I mean, it wasn't easy, but it was doable. I think it's important that we've run more than 10 miles twice now. It was painful at 11.5, but our bodies were like, "OK, we're familiar with this pain. We can handle it." Sort of a muscle memory thing.

On Saturday we ran four miles in the afternoon. That was really hard - probably because it's always hard to run in the afternoon ... and that Sonic cheeseburger may have had something to do with it.

Now we're looking at two miles on Tuesday, two miles Thursday - and then the BIG DAY!