20 miler

I decided to see if some of my friends would be willing to ride along with me as I hit this milestone of 20 miles. My goal was 4:15 minutes based on my time of the 18 miler. Three of my friends rode along with me taking turns. I did 4- 5 mile loops. However, one of my friends, Brenda, who had not been on a bicycle for 10 years decided to stay with me for the last 5 miles. She rode 10 miles. WooHoo Brenda!! I talked most of the time and it was a great distraction. The only difficulty I discovered was I had a hard time keeping my 5:1 intervals. Many times I missed my walk breaks. I did maintain my fuel and raspberry fig newtons worked great for me. It was such a wonderful cool autumn morning which I also did not drink as much as I had in the past. I had trouble with toe cramps on my right foot. Not sure why this happened and it cramped for 5 miles. I tried numerous things to try and stop them from doing this. It finally just worked itself out. I had enough energy in me that I pushed myself at 19.90 miles and sprinted to reach 20 miles. I finished a head of my goal 4:03!
 Overall, this was a great 20 miles and I feel confident that I will beat the bridge and finish this marathon upright and smiling!!