it's true

running really is mental. i ran 17 something miles on saturday. it's taken me 3 days to talk about it because it was killer. my body was pretty much done by mile 14 and ready to shut down by mile 15.5. i was even pretty chatty with a guy that runs the same pace throughout. but once we got to mile 16 i didn't want to use any energy that wasn't going towards putting one foot in front of the other in a running-type fashion. i really hit a wall. there's a reason it's called a "wall". it feels like you have to climb over it using only your brute strength. and then keep running.

in a related note in my search for a picture of someone climbing over a wall (which is surprisingly difficult) i came across a discussion about illegal immigrants that reminded me how stupid people are and a website for a women's only boot camp that would make me look super sexy if only i had $100 plus travel expenses to and from CA. we did just get our tax return...