11 Miles!

I remember in high school gym class they made us do a mile run around the track. I remember running half the track and walking the next 3 1/2 laps. I thought running was stupid and who would ever want to do that.
Fast forward to present day. Sunday I got together with a few friends for an early morning run on the Great Western Trail. I have never actually run that trail before. I hate running alone and a friend wanted to run it so sure. I was thinking I would attempt 9 miles again at a nice 10:30 pace. R told me she wanted 11 miles. I said well lets do the 9 out and back and if I'm still up for more we can circle the final 2. Something in my body told me to do more. I felt great. I ended up pushing R to finish her 11 running instead of walking. I had a runners high when I finished and for the rest of the day. That was what I needed. I needed to not struggle on a run. And I needed to not be in complete pain when done on a long run.
So what do you do after you run 11miles? I go get coffee and a snack with friends of course. You need to sit for a few and just take in the accomplishment of running. I love our local Arcedium coffee shop. Great coffee and tasty snacks for sure.
I came home and did my normal Sunday routine of laundry and cleaning up the house. I also threw in a little yard work. Monday morning I did my cross training at the gym. I was shocked I made it through the whole workout without being super sore. Tuesday I decided was rest day. I know I should run 3 days a week but sometimes it's hard. I'm trying to cross train to prevent injury. I'm hoping I'm playing the game a little smarter.