{"id":891,"date":"2016-04-02T12:43:09","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T17:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=891"},"modified":"2016-04-02T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T17:43:09","slug":"and-then-there-was-7-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gilcanrun.com\/?p=891","title":{"rendered":"…and then there was 7.16"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finished an easy run<\/a> with the guys today. I’ll do a little extra tomorrow, but all I need to finish up this challenge is 7.16 miles. As good as motivator as this experience has been, and as much as I like participating in these challenges with my friends, I won’t do another one of these. I have felt forced to run, and I’ve been running when I should have been resting. At this point my legs are very tired, more than they’ve ever felt before. The last three days have been hell, and the only reason I’ve kept running is because I’ve come all this way and to quit in the last week would be a waste of everything I’ve done to this point. If I had picked a lower mileage tier it probably would have been a more enjoyable experience. If I didn’t have a full-time job, more miles probably would have been the way to go.
\nToday was a nice day, punctuated by a couple hours at work. Got up, ran, did laundry, ate, ate again, went to work, came home, folded laundry, did some shopping (yummy bread from the bakery around the corner from my house!), really a nice day. But it’s like a festival day here, something about the day to be outdoors, and people have been setting off fireworks all day. Someone had really loud explosives, up near the top of the mountain. Now, when you hear a very loud explosion at the top of an active volcano, what do you think? Seriously, what would you think? First few times, until I realized what was happening scared the ever-loving piss out of me. And it started at 7am! Who blows shit up at 7am?
\nSo that’s what it is, but no biggie, was another nice day and a beautiful morning for a run. I’m in a good mood because I get to finish this challenge tomorrow and then have a nice, mostly, off week before the Rome Marathon next weekend. I’m excited, Continent #3! Leaving Asia, Oceania, Africa, and Antarctica in no particular order. Two of those are really easy from where I am now, the other two are always difficult, unless you live in Australia, New Zealand, or the Pacific Islands. So we shall see, and Antarctica is staying for last, as that will be the most expensive. going to have to work hard for that one.
\nMeanwhile, I will leave you with some levity for tonight, I haven’t watched this in a while and it always makes me laugh:
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