Yesterday I ran 9 miles with my brother. We were finally able to arrange a time that worked for both of us and I stopped by his house (right near mine) and off we went! It actually ended up being just under 9 miles but I don't think that such a small difference (.2 miles) will impact me dramatically. It was really great to run with someone because talking made the run go by so quickly. We just extended the 8 miles that I did so I felt like I kind of knew the distances already, and it felt so much shorter! It was also fun to catch up with him because although we're so close we don't see each other for long periods of time too often. He also ran at a good pace for me, pushing me to keep up but not too fast that I felt like I was falling behind. It's easier to not gradually slow down a lot when you're with someone else who keeps a steady pace.
I felt very good during this run, and definitely could have kept going. I find my joints and feet start to hurt more than anything else- I have the aerobic and strength components but my body isn't used to this continuous impact for long periods of time.
As I ran I was thinking, holy smokes there's no way I could get home and then do my 4 mile loop after this! But I realized that it really is much easier to just bump up the mileage by one mile each week- it seems like yesterday I was running 5!
So, lesson learned was that it does help to run with someone else, though it's also nice to have the time to myself too.
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