When I run 8 miles I need supplies. Runners will tell you the greatest thing about running is that you can just strap on your shoes and hit the road. But when I run over 6 miles, I'm like a pack animal. I have to bring all the comforts from home before I hit the road.
Luckily, most of that is on my head or around my waist. Water is important, my aunt taught me to use Life Savers to refuel, hat and glasses are a must and lastly, I need a phone with earphone for emergencies and music.
Today the phone was used for a different reason. Because I was running to a destination, I needed a lift back home. Although, my husband likes to tease me that I should just run home, he was willing to pick me up at the beach today. I called home when I only had three miles left in the run so he knew when to leave to come get me.
This run did not carry with it the same excitement it had when I ran it the first time. The first time, I was so amazed and even a little uncertain I could do it at all and this time I had the confidence to know I could. But what made it better was when I hit the beach, I was greeted with my own cheering section. The husband and kids were there shouting at me as I crossed the imaginary finish line. This would have been a good (not great) run on its own, but that last minute, with their support, just made it awesome. It was the literal and figurative pick me up I needed.
However, the biggest accomplishment and surprise was when I compared this same run from September to this run today. What a huge improvement. It is so wonderful to see actual results and data of my hard work paying off.
September:
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