9 miles!

My friend Nicole and I ran 9 miles this morning!  I am so glad we ran together because she keeps me motivated (she is faster than me so I have to work hard to stay with her) and because I probably would have stayed in bed.  Overall we did awesome!!!  My mile pace was like 10.5 min miles which isn't so bad for a long run.  Its weird to think that on the program I am using to train, 9 miles will eventually become a medium run.  I hope I can do it, sometimes I think this marathon quest is too big for me but I'm going to keep going.  My goal is to finish.  The girl I babysat yesterday asked me if I was trying to win the marathon, I laughed and said no, that's not why you run a marathon unless your a very top elite athlete.  My goal is to finish for myself and to say I did it.

my cool water belt

Eating before longs run has been an issue for me but today it really wasn't.  I left my apartment at 7am and drove to where we were meeting.  So at like 6:45 I had a granola bar, an energy gel, and 12oz of gatorade and I was fine.  I used my cool new water belt on the run so I at some gummy energy chomp things half way through and I had gatorade and water ready whenever I needed it on the run.  So I guess my plan of waking early to eat a whole meal wasn't a great plan.  We'll see, I think it all depends on the heat and whether.  My new fuel belt was awesome though, good investment.  Nicole had one too so we looked hardcore (or dorky depending on how you look at it) together.

not my tank top but i needed a picture

On Wednesday I had to drive the boy I babysit to golf camp and kill 3 hours while he was there.  Well, I went to the outlet mall!!!  I basically spent most of my money I made babysitting there but I guess thats how life works.  I love how they have a reebok, nike, adidas, and under armour outlet store there.  I went to all of them but Under Armour had so much I liked.  I've never really worn Under Armour products but after my run yesterday and today, I am in love with their heat gear clothes (and underwear).  I had on a cute matching outfit today (mostly pink).  My clothes weren't drenched in sweat like normal.  However, with my fun sunburn my arms looked weird in the tank top but whatever.  I don't have to drive him back there for like 3 weeks so I'm hoping they have new stuff when I go back.

I'm glad I got my 20 miles in this week!  Now off to pack for Chicago.