Best. Decision. Ever.

The schedule had us at the pool yesterday morning from 8:30 until 10, after which we would begin our 3-hour run around 10:30. Considering that we would likely be late starting the run, then adding stretching, showering, changing, etc., we were looking at getting back home around 2:30. We still needed to clean the house for some guests coming over at 6, fit in our ice baths and obviously, have a nap, so we felt pretty pinched for time as we rolled out to get it all started. But on the way to the pool, the though crossed our minds - "if the marathon is our focus right now, why don't we just run and get it over with?" And so it was, that our run began at 8:30 instead of 10:30. Why would this turn out to be such a great decision? Well, when the wind picked up to 30 km/hr and the sky started pouring slush down on Vancouver at 11:00, we only faced the last twenty minutes in pure crapitude. Making us feel even better about the decision, an hour after we finished it turned into an outright blizzard that we would have had to suffer through! (We did feel bad for Teresa though, who had to start her bike workout at 10:30 and ride through that mess)

But how did our first ever run over 3-hours go, you ask. Actually, quite well! Aside from a minor meltdown at 1:45 after having to climb up Camosen for the third week in a row, we both wore our BGPs and ran strong all morning. Our pace was pretty much right on target for the LSD training runs and we didn't cut anything short (even went 2 minutes over to finish it off). Having pushed through the point where our legs were tired and sore but still turning over anyways, we came away from yesterday finally feeling like we're going to be able to accomplish this marathon thing. It was definitely another big step on the road to Big Sur. Just five more weeks until we get to go enjoy some California sunshine!