Toots and Sally Ride Again

So I’m just doing the Hal Higdon Novice marathon training program. I mean, it is my first marathon after all. So I had a nice little 4 miler today. I usually run a 9:00 to 9:30 miles.

Not. Today.

I met up with Sally, Tucker, and Guinness for their last 4 miles. We started around Lake Harriet. Little did I expect to be trying to keep up with the Friggin’ Furry Four-legger Express. I chugged along for the first mile or there abouts. The pain in my chest growing as visions of EMTs danced above my head. I think someone mentioned the GPS (Garmin Forerunner 301) was clocking us at something like 8:15 miles or something absurd like that. Feh.

I had a go with Tucker pulling me along and Guinness happily following along. Like a little train. Musta been my fastest 4 miler ever.

And all ‘cuz Sally is trying to kill me.