We hit the 5 KM mark with pretty good energy, and decided to go at least one more. When we hit the 6 KM point, we noticed that we were only 30 minutes out, so although we decided to turn back at that point, we also were determined to make it back to the start in less than 30 minutes, making the entire 12 KM route in less than an hour.
We did push it pretty hard, and by the last kilometer we were both huffing and puffing, and complaining about how our legs were feeling tired. And at one point, when I kept thinking we should be seeing the end soon, I swore out loud in frustration! Finally, with the end point coming into sight, we started to put on the afterburners, and crossed the finish line with 6 seconds to spare! We had done 12 KM in just under one hour! Or so we thought!
Kristie was a bit skeptical about running so far in such a good time; we have been getting better on the runs, but she thought that this measure of improvement didn't seem realistic. So I suggested that we drive back taking the same route to map out the distance. I set the odometer and we headed off. The first point (5 KM mark) that I had measured, using Google Maps, was off by about 400 metres, which meant that the second point was going to be at least off by the same amount, but more likely off by more. Well, low and behold, by the time we reached our turn around point we saw that we had only run 10.6 KM rather than 12 KM. How disheartening! Sure the run itself was still a personal best for a 10 KM run, but I thought we had done so much better. And for the amount of effort we put into it, it made it all that much harder to swallow.
Oh well, like I said, it was still a personal best, but I was hoping it would have been a phenomenal best.
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