last night arlynn and i made plans to run the golden gate bridge. i haven't walked across the golden gate bride since i was 12 or 13 so i was really excited. we started out somewhere around the marina/presidio and ran across the golden gate bridge and back. a total of about 7.5 miles.
when we started it was extremely cold already, and i felt like i wasn't going to make the whole 7.5 miles. my chest was tight and i felt like i was already winded. but, i found my stride somewhere right before this massive hill we had to overcome. it's not too long but it is pretty steep...anddd there's another incline right after it. but we both got through it and found ourselves at the entrance of the bridge. it was soooo cold and windy. the wind was whipping my hair around all over the place. you could barely see a couple of feet in front of you b/c the fog was so thick. but we kept on trucking and it didn't seem to affect our stride at all. by this time, i was completely warmed up and was feeling REALLY good. my stride felt right and i was just feeling really good about the run. we finally reached the end of the bridge and stretched ourselves out for a couple of mins before we took on the last half.
at the end of our run, i was feeling really good about myself and how i did. i haven't run that much in awhile and i thought i would feel really worn, but i felt great. this had me wondering if i should be running 2 laps around the lake instead of 1 and some. this is a task that i hope to conquer next week.
arlynn...thank you for being a great running buddy. the route was awesome and we must do it again!
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