stronger 9

Jeremy ran first this morning. He put in a fast 9 miles before I even got out of bed. Then it was my turn. I knew I needed to run the same just not at his speed. He's CRAZY fast and feels great afterwards! Not fair! Why is it that boys are always faster than girls?

Now here is a note to self.

Remember all those afternoons you ran in 100 degrees and people said you were crazy and you agreed you were crazy? Remember your Dad calling trying to convince you to not run in the heat? Remember all those afternoons you felt like you were going to pass out from the heat? Remember when you got sick? Remember the HEAT? Well it paid off!

This morning when I left it was right at 70 degrees. I cannot even begin to tell you how incredible I felt! For me, training in the heat has been one of the most powerful things ever! It made me FASTER and as Kanye West would say, "STRONGER".

And I just took my first ICE BATH! It was very cold. I only lasted about four minutes. Wimp! I don't know how the elite runners sit in a bath FULL of ice for an hour. Your legs are supposed to feel numb when you get out. Mine were not numb but it still helped.

Strong running,

Amanda

(Kelly, you are not going to believe what your body is going to do. Get ready because you are about to be transformed! December is coming! I love you! We need to figure out what we want our t-shirts to say! :))