Went out on a new route today because I couldn't stand the thought of running the same route again. I figured if I went out too far, I could just call MR to come pick me up after I'd met my goal. I wanted to run between 16 and 18 miles. I listened to podcasts on how stuff works and learned all kinds of useless trivia that made the hours pass by before I knew it. I had to stretch at mile 9, then I had MR meet me with water and took a little break at mile 13. At mile 15, I was feeling out of it and stopped for a gu, water, and a stretch. 18 miles was a long way for me to go- it's been more than a year since I've run so far and my legs were tired and worn out, but it felt good to get the miles in. I feel confident I'll be able to do the run next month. My miles ended up being perfect for the route I took. It was exactly 18 miles to the entrance to my neighborhood. Couldn't have planned it better if I'd tried. I saw the white turkey again- it seems to live in a fenced in area in the yard of the burned down house. I'm guessing someone nearby is taking care of it. There were 3 opossum on the roadside at various stages of decay, and something that could have been a fox or dog. Wyatt said she'd be ready to run again next week, so I hope I get a chance to run with her a while.
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