Two days ago I should have be running the St. Jude's Marathon in Memphis. Without going into any details, I didn't. The people that read this blog know what happened the day before and the day of, so I am not going to type it.
I did run 12 miles, though, on Saturday. Sunday and Monday were sore legs day. I do not think I could have finished the marathon. I had planned on 10 miles. Cousin Todd talked me into 16, which is what I should run if I run the Mississippi Blues Marathon on January 7. I tried the 16, but just couldn't do it, so I took a short cut home and finished with 12 miles. One reason was that I got cold. It reached 66 degrees on our thermometer - not bad for a December 3rd. When I began running it was down to 62. When I got back home, it was 57. I thought it was much cooler than that. I guess the sun going down made it seem cooler. Anyway, it took me 2:04:15, a 10:21 pace. Mile 1 was my fastest at 8:30. Mile 12 my slowest at 13:56. Yes, I walked some, and not just on the last mile. There's no way I could have kept up with Shane for a 5 hour marathon time. I thought I had ran enough and rested enough to do it, but sure am glad I didn't try.
