Yesterday my darling and I ran the farthest we’ve ever run: 22.72 miles. In two weeks we’ll run even longer — a full marathon — before we start our taper for Medoc. As I sit here recovering, I think of the lessons learned from our run:<\/p>\n
1. 22.72 miles is FREAKIN’ long
\n2. It’s best to wear sunscreen, even on cloudy days
\n3. If you DON’T wear sunscreen, expect to get the goofiest suntan on the arm where you’ve strapped your iPod
\n4. You’ll listen to 58 songs (and 6 seconds of song #59) during your 4 1\/4 hour run — everything from “Enter Sandman” to “Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It” to “Grandma’s Feather Bed”
\n5. Your route will take you past breath-taking scenery — the houseboats on Lake Union, the historic buildings of Pioneer Square, Alki Point, the Seattle waterfront, Olympic Sculpture Park, Seattle Center — yet you’ll want to hold your breath on several occasions — while passing by the urine-soaked alleys of Pioneer Square, the exhaust-filled Airport Way, the makeshift potties in the underbrush on Harbor Island, the rotting seagull on Alki Beach
\n6. While tourists help make Seattle a vibrant city, it sure sucks having to wind through throngs of ’em
\n7. There are better fountains to drink from than the one in “needle park”
\n8. 22.72 miles is FREAKIN’ long
\n9. When choosing a restaurant for your victory lunch, it’s best NOT to choose one with an entry-way staircase with 25 steps at a 80-degree angle
\n10. Once you arrive at your designated restaurant, you will NOT want to run around the block(s) an additional .28 miles for an even 23 miles (or even .03 miles for an even 22.75 miles); you’ll want to stop now, dammit, NOW!
\n11. Although your water intake was about a gallon, your output will be less than a shot glass
\n12. Just when you’re thinking you’re all that and a bag of chips, you realize you have two CD-sized sweat stains on your boobs
\n13. Your cat will confuse you for a salt lick
\n14. Beer has incredible curative properties
\n15. Did I happen to mention, 22.72 miles is FREAKIN’ long?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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