I have ran a handful of double-digit runs in the teens but there is something about getting into the “20’s” territory that is special - (and slightly insane!) You get a taste of complete exhaustion, test your limits, try your mental strength and some find the "wall." You learn that your mind is the most important part at this point. Everything hurts. Your knees ache with every strike of the pavement, your quads have been burning since mile 13, your hamstrings and calves are so tight you wonder if you can fully extend your leg strait anymore? You can't feel your feet yet somehow they continue to propel you forward? Your entire body is soaked with sweat and you feel dehydration affects starting to set in. Then, you wonder how you will ever make the last 6 miles come race day? And you have to ask yourself: how bad do I want this?
Ready to run?
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