I had a lovely 30-km run yesterday. The weather turned out a lot better than forecast, and I was joined by a girlfriend I hadn't seen in over 10 years for the middle 9 km of it.

(One of the benefits of Facebook: I wouldn't have known she was in town without it. It's strange though to meet a friend you haven't seen in so long, pick up the conversation as if you had last met just days ago, and then split up after just an hour to go on with your life... until the next random meeting.)

I'm pretty amazed not to be hurting any more than that after those long runs. Granted, my feet were really sore, but other than being pretty tired I'm feeling okay. This is the first time I do such high mileage, so this comes as a surprise to me. But I suspect that's partly because I'm not doing a lot of runs doing the week, and that gets me vaguely worried. Anyway, I'll just keep on running and stop worrying.

I love this thread.