Better late than never

7.5 miles!

Yes, this long run should have happened weeks, maybe even months ago, had I been following a normal training schedule.

But I am not on a normal training schedule. I am on a quest to finish 3 half marathons within 98 days and have been a total slacker in keep up my training as this third half looms. As such, I did my longest run (and only one on the road) one week before race day.

It was an unusually sunny, clear and mild (Lee -- dang, it's hot today) San Franciscan day. It made the run entirely satisfying, even as I wiggled through the last mile or so.

The calves ached and the hips tweaked uncomfortably towards the end but nothing that prevented the many hours of holiday sale shopping that followed.

The best miles were probably 3 - 5 when I got into a groove. The hardest was definitely the last mile when I felt winded and out of shape.

I needed this run today. I needed to know that I could at least rock out half of the distance without problems. Ready for Vegas!