Reset Day 6

9 mile run today.  For some reason I thought it was a 6 mile.  But either way I'm ready.  I drove around and tracked my 9 mile run and confirmed it with Google Maps.  So I'm as ready as I'm going to be.

It's a cold morning 24°F and started the day out in service for a couple of hours.  Actually walked a lot.  Then played 18 rounds of Disc Golf at Renaissance Park, which is considered one of the hardest course in Charlotte, and the temperature increased to about 36°F so I was feeling good.

Started my run at 3:30 and felt good.  I was all bundled up with my music downloaded and my Run-keeper started.  My pace started at a slow 10:13 min mile.  Was breaking in a new pair a shoes.  Got past my 1st mile feeling great.  2nd mile was good, but I knew I wasn't going to make 9 miles, my shines were burning.  I wanted to keep going and see how far I could go.  I started my 3rd mile and I was going slow.  The Run-keeper died so I don't know my time.  The wife had shown me her route, which took me into the park.  Side note, they just installed some Disc Golf baskets and I found a disc, which I took.  

Wife had left a bottle of water out in the newspaper holder and once I came around I took it and came inside.  Had run about 3 1/2 miles in about 45 min.  Not a good time, but I was hurting.  Once I stretched out and allowed the wife to make fun of me, I went back out with a bog to at least run another mile.  I wanted to break my 4 mile wall that I haven't been able to pass.  Running with the dog helped.  She loves to run and does not stop.  It helped me run it in under 10 min, forgot to turn on a timer.

Came back in and I was in trouble.  I was hurting.  To be honest, I was not tired or out of breath, it was my legs and feet.  I actually couldn't feel my toes on my left foot.  My shins were sensitive to the touch.  I have a long way to go.

Then on top of everything, my brother called me.  So he added salt to the wound.  He kept explaining that I should look into better shoes.  As well as tried other things.  I stopped listening to him not long after he called.  LOL....

So here's what I've learned.  First - stop listening to my brother....  Second - a full marathon is going to be harder than I thought, but I'm not given up on it.  Third - I got past 4 miles and I'm happy with my accomplishment.  Have to be happy with the little things.  And last - well I don't have anything else, just wanted to add some filler....