Leveling Up On The Long Runs

My original plan was to do 15 yesterday and 10 today. However, I was completely and totally fried from the week so I ended up sleeping until early afternoon yesterday. By the time I got up the snow was coming down hard and I just didn’t feel like running, so I got lunch with Amy and slept until dinner.

There was no new snow in Boston today, but plenty of clouds and future snow gloom. And it was cold again. But I suited up and went for it. Rather than start around the Charles River, I went across the Mass Ave bridge to Beacon and ran six or so miles until North Beacon turned into 20. I then hooked around on the river and did the long stretch all the way back to the Museum of Science. I finished hard with plenty of spring in my legs the last two miles.

I could have easily run a marathon today. It’s an hour later and I don’t even feel particularly tired from the run. When I hit 15 I thought about doing another bridge loop but I knew Amy was waiting for me in the hotel and even though she probably could see me on RunKeeper, I decided to call it a night.

I remember when 15 miles felt like a big deal. Actually, I remember when 10 miles felt like a big deal. Now, neither feels particularly long. Nice.