I just ran 16 miles...All by myself.

Well, the 16 mile run is complete. I started this morning a little before 5:30 am and completed the run in about 2 hours and 38 minutes. I'm sticking right at my planned marathon pace of 10 minute miles. Everything went well on the run, and I'm glad to have that distance under my belt. To complete a marathon all I have to do is run another 10.2 miles! Cardio wise I'm sure Ill be fine, but the knees and joints do take a beating. I could tell I had run 16 miles when I did my stretches after getting back home. Overall I couldn't be happier with the results of the run, as indicated by my ridiculous smile above. 18 miler this coming weekend, then its time to coast into the DC and knock out the Marathon.