10 miles

The weather was BEE-YOO-TI-FUL!

There was a bit of a breeze, but the sun was shining full force.

Tara and I decided to hit the road, literally. We wanted to get in a 10+ mile run.

We set out from my house and I was trying to keep up with her. I run at a slower pace than Tara anyway, but since my whole crazy tetanus shot reaction, I am really just building back up!

I had remarked to my husband earlier that we needed to stash some water bottles somewhere along our route so we could have a water break. I have run several 5K races with 2-3 water stops and we were running 10, not 3! He said we'd be fine - it wasn't going to be that hot. (I should have done it anyway!)

We did pretty good - got to the halfway point and turned around. With about 3.5 miles to go, I was really exhausted. I just needed an energy boost. Several runners I know swear by gels or jelly beans for energy. I have never tried those. Today I was wishing I had some! I was so dehydrated that I could not even lick my lips.

I kept going, though I felt like it was a "crawl" at this point.

A little less than 3 to go - I started feeling dizzy and seeing stars. YIKES!

I told Tara to keep on going - I would walk a bit and try to run again. I walked about .5 mile and then started jogging again. She got to Sonic and asked for ice water. Water has NEVER tasted so good to me! After we drank our water (and chomped on those wonderful little ice pellets!), we took off for the home stretch.

OH - we made it home. My time was deplorable. But other than walking for little stretches at the end, we did pretty well.

When I think where I was just about 6 weeks ago - not able to walk, joints in excruciating pain, taking ibuprofen around the clock - well this is a blessing!

Hopefully I'll feel blessed in the morning when my legs refuse to get out of bed or walk :)