Yesterday I successfully completed an 18 mile run. I figured if I can run 18, the next 8 should be fairly doable, barring any heinous injury. The first 13 miles was an easy, somewhat humid, and super sunny 13 miles to Fort Macon and back. There were plenty of places to buy water and it was fun to check out the abundance of real estate available for sale.
The last five miles were a very slow out and back on the beach during low tide. The breeze was awesome although my legs were pretty darned tired. Since I was already soaked with stinky sweat, I ended my run with a swim in the ocean. By "swim" I mean I walked in until I was deep enough to just kind of stand there and hang out. The nice thing about the post long run swim is that it cools you off quickly. The not so nice thing about it is it makes you acutely aware of where you acquired rashes during the run.
I am very excited that the Marine Corp Marathon is actually within the realm of possibility. I had my doubts two weeks ago after a disastrous 16 miles on Marco Island. I got heat exhaustion from running mid-day in FL - go figure - and could not get my heart rate under 180 unless I was walking and so I walked the last 3. Hopefully it won't be 95+ degrees on October 30th.
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