Entered into double digit miles.. Ran 10 miles last saturday in 2 hours.

July 5th, 2008 will be marked in my books as one of the special days. I ran 10 miles (TEN MILES, double digits) continuously without much pain. I can't believe myself that I ran this much. It is giving me lot of confidence now to to half marathon in San Francisco coming up in August.

I carpooled with my fellow ASHA runner Tanu to Sawyer Camp Trail. Trail is amazingly beautiful and weather was perfect for long run. Had a bagel, orange before the run. Drank some water and gatorade at water stops.

Timing was better than expected. I finished TEN miles in little over 2 hours (2hr4'23') with an average of 12'24'' per mile. Here is the breakdown: 11.05, 12.26(), 11.37(), 12.07 (47.16), 12.52 (1.00), 14.15 (1.14), 12.16 (1.26). 13.42 (1.40), 13.04 (1.53), 10.56 (2.04).

I felt soooo good after the run. Two hours of running was not in my dreams before. Another step towards the marathon..