Today I ran 15km with Megan. Wow, so proud of both of us. It started out as a group run, and ended with Megan and myself. Four girls left downtown as a group, we all agreed upon a slow, long run, clearly that did not work out. The two other girls that came with us decided to take off like they were being chased by the police. They ran, and sadly did not look back. Clearly they did not understand the concept of a group run. I felt horrible about the run. Megan was concered that she was holding me back, she was feeling ill and not thrilled to be running. It made me furious that the two girls took off! Enough of them though.
What happened once Megan and I were on our own was amazing. Megan was a trooper, despite the fact that she was feeling ill. It was an awesome run, slightly raining the entire time. This slight mist was good for keeping us cool, and gave us a beautiful rainbow at km 12. Just the push that we needed to make it to 15.
I now know what it feels like to go on a ' long ' run. The mind gives up before the body. It is all mental. If you can run 5km, you can run 15. It turns out that it is all in your mind. When Megan said that she was done. I told her she could do it, and of course she could. I have no doubt that we can do a half marathon next weekend. After 15km in 1.5 hours, I think we are prepped for this:)
Happy Running!
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