Monday, Monday, Monday

So, this is kind of a big deal for me: I ran 10 miles straight without stopping. I thought that this was simply impossible.

Of course we had to pause at traffic lights, but we didn't actually stop -- more like danced to imaginary music around the traffic light until we had the walk signal. Well, we did stop legitimately for a hot minute because Julie tripped over a treacherous root while we were running along the Charles. I was just about to tell her to watch out for something else when I heard a distinct thump, clunk, crash behind me. I thought homegirl might be down for the count but she got up and kept on running like a champ.

Our route took us along the Charles, into Charlestown, past the U.S.S. Constitution, back into Boston through the North End, along the Harborwalk, through the Financial District, Downtown Crossing and down Boylston Street. All in all, a pretty glorious run. I was incredibly sore this morning. My lower back ached, my right knee expressed its displeasure quite loudly and I had knots in the arches of my feet. I feel great right now though.

Another thing to note is that we both ran without iPods or any sort of timekeeping device. We ran perfectly on pace. More on this later.