20/50

I did my first 20 of the cycle this morning and that brought my weekly total mileage to 50. That's a new milestone for me. Natalie Wolf can run 50 miles in a week. I never thought I'd see it, nor did I ever imagine it. John "The Penguin" Bingham described runners such as myself as being "adult onset athletes." I'd say that's a fair description.

The 20 was ok. Of course, the weather was beyond sucky. At 7 AM it was 73 degrees 95% humidity and the dew point was somewhere in between. Not at all what I was expecting and planning for all week. That should teach me to even so much as look at the weather forecast! I should get an extra medal for training in the ungodly weather we've experienced this summer.

I listened to This American Life which was about the unconditional love a parent and child have for each other. Thankfully it started to rain just as I was starting to cry! Tears on salty sweat tend to burn the skin around my eyes.

At 8 miles I had to stop home to refill my bottles and change clothes. I was soaked and my skirt tends to fall down when it gets that wet. Once I was wearing dry clothes I felt like the remaining 12 miles would be a breeze. I must have forgotten that this was a 20 miler! By 15 miles I was drenched again. By 18 I was talking to myself -- I wanted it over! It's not that my body rebelled against the twenty. I was just sooo uncomfortable. So wet. So hot. So thirsty. So hungry.

First (of three) 20s in the bag. Yeah me!

WTD: 50.25
YTD: 1037.60