I DID IT!!!

Today I did the scheduled Long Slow Run. 10 km. Oh-my-God. This was the best run combined with the worst run. The first 35 minutes were hell. I had menstrual cramps that amplified with each and every step. The only thing that stopped them was digging my fingers into my stomach while running. I did a lot of walking for the that period of time waiting for this death pain to hopefully go away. And it did. I was supposed to be running on the prescribed schedule: run 4 mins, walk 1 min. But pretty much if I didn't have pain I ran until I did. So my times were all over the place. After about 50minutes running I started to feel much better. No random ovary pains. I started running in 8min intervals now. At the end I felt great. Not only was I going to finish this run but I found a great rhythm. I was able to run continuously with much less effort. Due to the slow start this entire process took exactly 93mins. (I was wondering what would happen after 99 since there was no space for 100) Now I am in recovery mode. Legs are a bit stiff. But I took a nice nap on the couch in the sun.