Practicing to drink and run (not drink and drive :) ) and Priasing the Lord..

Did another 12 km today. I spent the day mainly to practice drinking from the bottles. If there is one thing I miss about losing a front tooth, it is drinking. I use the front teeth to pry the cap open, drink and cloes it. Now I have to open by hand.

Thank God I have chubby lips. I was able to pour the water down without the cap touching my teeth. So far so good. I need another run to practice taking down the gel. Didn't work that well last time on Sat.

Today I ran really slow. I made sure my HB was around 150. If I could get it below 150, even better. I know when I start running, it will spike up to high 150s. This is even when I run super slow. Then after 20 min or so, it will drop back down. I guess my body is just trying to get use to running. I also found that my feet don't ache when I run below 150. Compare to last Fri when I ran with high 150s, today, running the same route, I felt fine.

In fact, by the end I was able to increase my pace and stride and my HB is still below 150s. If I have taken the same stride and pace in the beginning of my run, I would be hitting 160.

There is still a lot I need to learn about HR reading.

Before I did my run, my mom told me my Grandma is going to give me 1000 dollars to fix my tooth. I am in awe. I talked to her on Sat over the phone. My mom told her about my missing tooth. I didn't want it. But since it is rude to not accept the gift. God is amazing. For most of the run, I just want to give thanks. I can't say I am overly worry but I don't think is possible to not worry abit.

With so much encouragement from family and friends and blessing of the Lord....i ask myself..how can I not go pound that 42 km. I feel grateful and determine at the same time. Yeah, I think I am ready.