Today, Tuesday August 24th, 2010, is my 32nd birthday.
I got up this morning intending on running 7 miles. So, I had my usual 5 - 10 mile breakfast, a packet of AccelGel and half a bottle of 5-Hour Energy. The 1st mile was brutal. I was a bit out of it...between lack of sleep and general soreness from carrying around my daughter the day before.
My legs were hurting but my mind was still focused and I decided to switch it up a little bit. After making a few deliberate wrong turns and getting lost on purpose I eventually found my way back to familiar roads and went home...over two hours later with almost 14 miles completed.
Without proper preparation or nutrition, I got up and ran a half-marathon. Between running errands and carrying my daughter, I'm going to be sore all day today. When I wake up tomorrow morning, I'll barely be able to move. On Thursday August 26th 2010, I'm getting back out on the road to do that same 7 miles I was planning on doing today.
I'm not getting older...I'm getting better...
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