Round and round and round we went

• Sat, Nov 14: 12 miles, 2 hrs 48 mins.
  

We stayed in the park today, which was a little disappointing. But at least it didn't pour with rain like we thought it would. And I learned the "five mile loop". Since I wasn't here the first time it happened, I guess it was appropriate that I got to do it twice, eh?

Here's the thing. This hurt. Like the dickens. My feet - SWOLLEN. I was running on my own padding. lol Plus, I forgot to eat breakfast so I had to fine chew a granola bar right before I started. Maybe that's why my stomach was upset for more than half the run. And I was so slow. And the legs were so heavy. But I was a souljah. I toughed it out.

Even tougher. The cold bath. Yes, people. The lower half of my body submerged for 20 minutes in a tub of cold water. Cold. I had to hysterically laugh and scream with my mom on the phone while the tub was filling (I sat first - no dipping the toe in and punking out). But coach Lisa was right. It helped a whole lot. I could actually bend my knees after! I think of it like a full ice pack for the lower body.