Only 64 Days to the LA Marathon! Oy! That sounds so scary. Only 64 days. That is like two months. Two months till I run the furthest I've ever run in my life. Two months to running for over 4 hours! I don't think I've ever done anything for 4 hours non-stop. I don't think anything that would last 4 hours would be fun at all. But yet here I am beginning my training. What doesn't kill us...
This morning I started off my run a bit later then I had planned. Damn snooze button. So after getting myself up, dressed and away from the computer I was off. I ran up Sunset and continued on west. Luckily it was before lunch so I had the sidewalks pretty much to myself. I was on an okay pace. Gotta admit the first two miles I felt a bit tired and my legs felt stiff. But once I got past the West Hollywood part of Sunset and was in Beverly Hills it was a bit easier. I passed the hill parts and was in the flat part of my run. Felt better. I continued to Will Rogers Park and looped around the park taking a break to get some water at the fountain. Then I crossed Sunset up Crescent up to Lexington. Turned on Lexington and ran west to the end to that street that I can never remember the name. The name starts with a W and I run down that street as it snakes 
around the country club all the way to Wilshire. I end up at the old Robinson's May enterance but turn on Wilshire and run on the path going back to Santa Monica. Then continue on home east on Santa Monica. I continued down the park stopping at two of the public water fountains to grab water. I so need a belt and water bottle thing for my runs. I then continued Santa Monica to La Cienega. Then I ran up La Cienega to Fountain. It isn't that bad of a hill but boy was I out of breath. I then ran home on Fountain till I got to 10 miles. I was only about three blocks from home so I walked home as my cool down.
I so need to get running these distances more often to get ready for the marathon. 64 Days. I think I can, I think I can...HOLY SHIT a marathon?
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