Oh the pain...It feels great!

This morning Doran and I got up and drove up to Mantua again. We parked a little further than last Saturday but my watch didn't say we ran any further. I have been worried about my shin and feeling a shin splint coming on and I was hoping that I could just work through it. I did, whew but boy from my ankle to the bottom of my heart (calf) hoits!!

In one area of the canyon I wanted to push myself. I told Doran that I would speed up as much as I could without 'hitting the wall' and then slow back down. I knew if I did this I would be tired and it would make the overpass harder to go up, but I tried it anyway. I was hoping for an 8 minute mile and when I looked down and saw a 7, I did a little WOOT!!! Remember, this is downhill, however there was that overpass that I was quite worried about. It was bigger than the one we took last week. Sometimes I wonder WHY I listen to Doran? We finished 5.25 miles in 51.29 minutes. Kinda bummed Doran out that we didn't finish faster, but I was just relieved that we finished. I wanted to quit so many times but I made it. As soon as I stopped, my legs started locking up. Good thing Doran was there to hang on to. HERO.

After we (I) stretched, we drove back up to get the car. Then when we got home I wrapped up in a blanket while Doran made us an egg samich. He loves me. :)