I ran 23 miles today. It was supposed to be 22 miles, but I got ambitious.
At the end of it, I was aching all over with aches in the legs, back and stomach. I had run continuously for 4 hours with stops only at traffic lights. But other than the aches, I was fine. Gu and the 2-liters of electrolyte water that I was lugging around probably helped.
When you run on public roads, you are always a moron away from getting killed or maimed. Today was no different as a guy in a Toyota Camry sped along Piedmont Road, almost missed his exit and turned into a side street in a hurry. Just as I was crossing it. The sad part about these people is that someone else invariably pays for their stupidity, whether with a life or higher insurance costs.
This 23-miler is the end of the Big Sur Marathon build-up. Next week, I’ll taper down to maybe 16 miles and probably 8-10 miles after that. And then, it’ll be the EVENT itself. Yay!
I am already looking beyond Big Sur with plans for running Silicon Valley Marathon (all 26.2 miles) and the California International Marathon . So I’ll probably do at least one 22-miler every month just to keep in shape.