Oh heck yes!

Run: 6+ miles
Time: 70~
Mood: Schweaty

Training note: treadmills cut off at 60 minutes.

You heard right. After an hour straight, the treadmill switches into "cool down" mode, leaving you jogging in place, cursing under your breath trying to reset it because you're almost done with your 6 mile run. But wait, you reset the machine before you checked to see how far you'd run (you hang your fleece over the display so you can't obsess over every fraction of a mile).

This means you run another mile...just to be safe.

Welp folks, this was my run tonight. Treadmill shut off, and I reset it before I remembered to see how far I'd run. I know for a fact I didn't go lower than a 12 minute pace - I varied my speeds between 5.2 and 4.8. Even if I did a 12 minute mile for five miles, that puts me at 5 miles exactly (I know I ran faster than that). Then I tacked on another mile for insurance.

The end result? A completely drenched Stephanie who most likely ran over six miles tonight.

Again, I hydrated today, stretched and also had a protein shake after my run as well as some chicken enchiladas in celebration of my last night of cheese-eating until Easter -- you're welcome Jesus.

I did four miles yesterday, got another run in over the weekend, a few runs last week after my last post. Tomorrow I'm planning on getting in my first outside run since it got too dark out -- probably mid-November.