11 miles oh so good!

I DID IT! my first 11 miles...AND without stopping to rest at all. My body actually kept going for an hour and forty-five minutes. The only downside to the run was the plethora of hills I had to go up but what goes up must come down, so it was a huge relief once I reached the bottom. I have to say though that Saturday morning when I woke up and thought a little more about the long run I had ahead of me, I couldn't help but wonder how in the heck I could have made it through that run alone. Thank goodness I have someone to run with...someone that when we run we feed off each other and constantly push each other to keep going. You may start to feel like hell, but knowing how you'll feel once you finished keeps you going strong.

Surprisingly I'm not as sore as I thought I'd be, except for the little bit of tightness in the back of my calves. Oh, and the 5 blisters on my feet as a result of the long treck. My feet are so loaded with band-aids you can't even see my toes. Any suggestions on how to prevent these? I'm guessing new socks? Vaseline? Anyways, I took my first ice bath after that run and holy cow it was freezing! I'm not so sure how the runners back at school could do that everyday after each practice. My whole body had goose bumps on it. I could hardly breath. But if its going to fix my sore muscles, I'm gonna keep doing it.

Cross training for Day 1 of week 7 starts today (4 miles on the elliptical), followed by a hefty workout of lifting. Should be excited and I'm looking forward to it...but not as much as my 12 miles coming up this weekend