6/30/08

I ran 19.38 miles today! Holy Crap!

Ridiculous.

I actually set out to run about 9 or 10 miles, but then I kept making small deals with myself (e.g., just get to next that stoplight and then you can walk for a minute), and I came through on every single promise. I then agreed to let myself walk the last 4-5 blocks, therein completing the 19.38-mile journey from my apartment in Lincoln Park to my parents' house in Northbrook. Whoa.

Rough for the body; fantastic for the mind.

UPDATE: I later deemed this a failure of sorts, as I was getting ahead of myself. It, arguably, cost me the marathon, as I could never quite get back on track with the training after recovering from the shin splints and stress fractures in my feet. haha. However, I learned the lesson from it, so there are no regrets, baby. :)



2 comments:

Unknown said...

Ooh yay! Ok, so the url had me thinking you'd run 1938 miles, but we're feeling happy that you ran more than you'd set out to do.

So how'd you get home?

Jeremy Chapman said...

Pop drove me back. haha. Thanks for saving me, Pop!