I started the weekend out with an easy 3 mile run before a horrible and I mean horrible football game at Michigan. I woke up early and was out the door and back before anyone woke up. I don't like that we have less daylight. I really enjoyed waking up and running early. Now I look at the clock and see that it's still dark out and I just roll over hit the snooze. That's what happen to me on Sun morning when I was scheduled to run my long 12 miles. I finally rolled out of bed and got to the park by 8:30am. I started running and I realized I really wasn't mentally ready. I had a hard time the whole run. I covered 12 miles I walked some and ran most of it but I was really surprised that I finished in the same amount of time I have done all of my 12 miles. Even more surprising was the pain was minimal! My knees hurt but it was livable. I was shocked! Truthfully I was fearful of being in pain again. I decided Mon to skip the cardio and just run my 5 miles scheduled for Tues. with school starting it was just easier. Ssooo for running 20 miles in less than 60 hours I feel great! I've decided I don't like the treadmill or mile markers.