Las Vegas Marathon Blog

After Saturday’s run, I was sore. I was sore on Sunday and on Monday, but this morning I woke up and I was cured! I only had slight pain above my left knee. When I went to run late this afternoon, I ran hard. For the first lap–2.2 miles– I was floating. I didn’t feel the ground. I had sunglasses on, so I felt like I was watching a movie. Someone else was running, sweating, feeling pain. Not me. I knew I was making great time. I made myself take a walking break after 15 minutes. Because I felt so strong, I was afraid I may overdo it. After that, it was lap two. I started to feel my legs cramp up during the walk, and when I began to run again, I was going much slower. I felt pain in my knees, my shins. I felt the sweat and the sun beating down. But I continued on. By the time I was rounding out lap two– the final lap– I regained my strength. I finished the 4.4 mile course in just 36 minutes. I ran 8-minute miles! Let’s see how I do tomorrow!