I ran 35K today

I ran 35K today. It took me three hours and thirteen minutes, so I had like three hours and thirteen minutes to THINK (since I was all by myself). A couple of thoughts that crossed my mind?

4K: OMG, this feels great, maybe I can run a marathon today. Wohooooooooooo!

6K: I feel so good, I feel so great, all I wanna do is sprrrrrint baby. Obviously, I didn't sprint. I did jump a couple of times though, swinging my arms in the air like a rock star (couldn't help it!).

10K: I'm running along the beach with the wind in my back, I don't have to do anything to move. I could do this for hours.

12K: I ran for more than one hour already? I only ran one third... 

15K: So you know what the difference is between training for a marathon and training for a half marathon?! If you train for a half marathon and someone asks you what you'll be doing on long-distance-sunday you'll say: "Well today I'll go shopping and have lunch with my friends, but first I'll go for a run." If you train for a marathon and someone asks you what you're going to do on long-distance-sunday you'll tell them that you're going for a run. Period. It not only takes (a lot of) time to run, recovery is a bitch... Just a thought....... Still 20K to go.

27K: I've been running with the wind in my face for 10K already. This is killing me. Still 8K to go.

32K: WHY DID I EVER WANTED TO RUN A MARATHON. I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS ANYMORE, SOMEONE SAVE ME. I QUIT. IT'S OVER. NO I'M NOT MOVING ANY FURTHER, I WON'T. Of course I didn't give up, but trust me... I felt like crying.. My legs hurt and I had a very bad stomachache.

35K: I DID IT. But how on earth am I going to run 7,2K more in just 4 weeks?!

I'll keep you posted... of course...

Love,

Annemerel