Good thing I was really only supposed to do 6 miles today instead of 10. At about mile 7 the poopy monster hit me hard. I thought I would relieve myself with a pee, but it just wasn't enough. I ended up aborting the run and (turtle) headed home. Sometimes I can be an unreliable running partner, this was one of those times.
Tomorrow is 12 miles easy. Hopefully, I'll make it.
I saw your post in Dailymile first and suspected this was the reason you had to go home early. :) Always keeping it real!
ReplyDeleteI'm officially signed up for my first half marathon (the Melbourne Beach and Music!). For your first marathon, did you make a goal to just finish it or really race it? Knowing you, I'm pretty sure you were trying to win it (and probably did). I think my goal will be to have fun and finish strong!
I had no clue what I was doing my first marathon. It was the first race I ran 9 months after starting to run. I guessed I could do it in 3 hours, I did it in 3:18. It started raining 15 minutes after the start and there were 40 mph wind gusts. Pleasant.
ReplyDeleteI think it really depends on your personality. I think for most it's the fact that they can say they ran a long distance race.
I just like to see how fast and far I can go before a potty break.