18 days

today i ran my last, mid-week long run.

10 miles.

i sit here now, post fruit smoothie, post icing (my knees, not eating a tub of icing), post shower and,

my body,

hurts.

i had a major setback last week because i attracted the attentions of a lovely virus that was accompanied by symptoms of achy body, stuffed nose, stuffed sinuses, sore throat and cough cough cough.  i simply could not run the 10-miler (mid-week) and 20-miler (end of week) i was intended to do.

thus, this week is my long week.

then

in 18 days, i run 26.2.

but right now, my body hurts and i don't want to give into ibproufen... but it just may have to be part of my guacamole and nachos that i will be eating in 50 minutes.

but i did it.  i went from running barely 9 miles total last week to already having knocked down 17 this week.

woo-hoo!