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Sunday, February 27, 2011

Miles on the 'mill.

12.5 miles on the 'mill today.

That's right: 12.5. Twelve point five.

A mere .6 away from the half marathon and that will be run in the lovely environs of Flushing Meadow Park in Queens. I can totally handle it.

For real. If I can run 12.5 on the 'mill, 13.1 on real roads should be a piece of cake. Of course, I'll be pushing harder in the race, striving to make a time goal that is much faster than I ran today. But still.

In case you're wondering, no, I hadn't planned to run that long on the treadmill. I had grand plans of running outside yesterday. But my baby is sick and he was in rough shape yesterday so my long run was out. Neither of us slept that much last night so I wanted to be nearby in case he needed to nurse (which he did) or in case my increasing sleep deficit finally caught up with me (which it didn't).

I ran this one nice and slow for the first 9 miles and then picked up the pace, running mile 10 at 8:30 and then slowing back down for mile 11, finishing the run in 2:00:30. Afterward, I ate and ate and I plan to eat more. Good thing my parents are cooking dinner tonight!

Enjoy the rest of the weekend!

~ Felice

18 comments:

  1. ChristinaFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    WOW!
    If you can do 12.5 miles on the treadmill, you can tackle 13.1 on the road, for real!

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  2. DanielleFebruary 27, 2011 at 3:50 PM

    Girl you wont have any problem running 13.1 if you can smash 12.5 on a treadmill. AWESOME JOB!!!

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  3. H LoveFebruary 27, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    great job....13.1 on the road easy cheesy!

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  4. H LoveFebruary 27, 2011 at 4:15 PM

    great job....13.1 on the road easy cheesy!

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  5. KarenFebruary 27, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Nice job -you got this!

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  6. MarleneFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    That is a long way on the dreadmill! Way to get it done!

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  7. SuzyFebruary 27, 2011 at 5:21 PM

    Way to get your run in! You can totally do 13.1 in a month!

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  8. UnknownFebruary 27, 2011 at 6:28 PM

    Comgrats! You'll do great. I find running on the treadmill a thousand times tougher then being outside. Good luck!

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  9. justmeFebruary 27, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    i am way impressed

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  10. LisaFebruary 27, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    12.5miles on a treadmill is impressive alone, but with little sleep on top of it?! Wow. I'm impressed! Great job!

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  11. LauraFebruary 27, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    OMG good for you!!! Watch out Queens, here comes Felice! :)

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  12. clm February 27, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    If you can run 12.5 miles on the treaddy you can totally rock 13.1 miles outside! Awesome job!

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  13. Lori LynnFebruary 27, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    Ditto on that. Congrats!!

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  14. Karen SealFebruary 27, 2011 at 10:31 PM

    Awesome job! Way to go! :0)

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  15. LauraFebruary 28, 2011 at 10:05 AM

    wow...congrats. My longest mill run was ~ 8miles and I thought I was going to go insane.

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  16. AronFebruary 28, 2011 at 3:44 PM

    seriously - 12.5 miles on the TM - you can do anything!

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  17. Janice {Run Far}February 28, 2011 at 6:41 PM

    That long on the treadmill takes serious mental toughness. Great job!

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  18. CarleeFebruary 28, 2011 at 9:23 PM

    You rocked it!

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