"…I decided to go for a little run…For no particular reason I just kept on going." - Forrest Gump
This weekend, I'm in Arlington, Virginia with my wife visting some of her friends from college. This morning, I went for a run on the Custis Trail. I thought I'd run at least 5K and perhaps go 10K if I felt good. As it turned out, not only did I feel good, I felt fantastic. I just kept on running until I hit the Washington & Old Dominion Trail, and I ran for a while on that. I turned around after running for 45 minutes. I felt like I was running about an 8:30 pace, so I probably went between 10 and 11 miles.
That's the farthest I've ever run in a single shot. Woohoo!
Even better, I felt like I could have run a lot farther. For the first time, I actually feel like I could run a half marathon or longer. Today is a good day. 
Addendum I forgot to mention that I ran without my Walkman. I haven't run with it since.
Funky Dung
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Congrats! You did good.
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Posted 10 Jun 2006 at 8:05 pm ¶In case anybody was wondering, walkman-free running didn't last long. I now listen to my iPod every time I run. Nothing motivates me to run faster like Metallica.
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