20 awesome miles

birthday cake choice was - chocolate chip pie!

last week - a crazy mon and tues with a birthday, my son's broken wrist and many dr. appts and places to be! managed to get a few runs in though...

wednesday - ran 6 miles - heat index was 86 so yes, it was a good hot run!

thursday - ran  9 miles and it was pretty hot but not as bad as yesterday.

saturday - 20 miler -best one ever!! ok, so i only ran 20 miles once (last training run) and then the marathon. but this one was so so much better than any other long run. i ran a hilly route to imitate race day, the temp was perfect - gray, and a cool 65 degrees (heat index), and i just pushed myself the entire time. kept a great race pace and finished in 3:31 - that was including a few minute break when i ran in the house to change my shirt - needed long sleeve! makes me think, hope, pray i can finish a full in under 4:45. we'll see...