23 miles

Did anyone see this crazy Romanian woman last night in the Olympic Women's Marathon?  Wow she was impressive.  She led the pack by quite a distance and when she was finished, she did like 5 victory laps around the stadium with her country's flag.  Too bad for Deena Castor, the American hopeful, she dropped out early on due to a foot injury.

As for me, I was up at 3:30 am this morning in order to hit the road by 4:00 am so I could get my 23 miles in before church.  Big thanks to The Pink Flash for doing the last 10 with me.  She went above and beyond, and I needed the company.  All the miles this week have really played a toll on my legs and I had a hard time this morning.  It was a perfect morning for a run.  There was a full moon to light my way, the temp was in the high 50's, no wind, and I didn't see a single car for over an hour.  I did my country/double overpass route, so I got in some hill work.  The only thing up at that hour is some weird sounding birds.  I did really enjoy the full moon.

Well church is over, I had my ice bath (15 minutes of OMG); steak and "Peanut Butter Captain Crunch French Toast" (breakfast); steak salad (lunch); and a nice glass of merlot.  Time for a nap...