A longer run

Today I had the luxury of having nothing on my schedule so after sleeping in until the very late hour of 7am (I know, try not to be jealous) and eating a small breakfast I decided that today was the day for a longer run.  I've been trying to increase my mileage for the past few weeks when I do my campus runs, only to be slammed with the heat and humidity.  Today it wasn't so hot, it wasn't so humid, and I was out there before 9am.  Plus there was a bit of a breeze.  All in all an excellent day for a longer run.  I set my goal for 5 miles.  Nothing huge but certainly more than I'd done in awhile.  I also did my hilly route which I hadn't done in months.  In the end I did 6 miles at a reasonable pace.  I was very happy with that if for no other reason than to prove to myself that I can still run more than 3-4 miles at a shot.  My official training starts in a little over a week and then my long runs are going to be increasing rather quickly so I needed this bit of confidence.

The other very cool thing about today is that my big sis ran her first half marathon!  Yea Sis!  :)  I wish I could have been at the finish line in person but I was watching her progress on the web and cheering for her virtually.  I haven't gotten the full report from her yet but she finished standing up (always a plus in my book) and is talking about doing it again next year so it couldn't have been too bad.  I think insanity must run in the family.