It's Been a Week....Must Be Long Run Day

I cannot believe it's been a week since I ran 10 miles for the first time. I've still be acting like rock-star-woman about that run like it was yesterday! Time to shut up and see if I could do it again. I set out this afternoon around 3:00 and played the mental game of 'go for 6, try and get 8 but boy 10 would be cool!' So at mile 5, I realized I felt really good (nice to be back outside!) and decided to push for 8. At mile 8, I thought "well, you've run 8, it'd be a shame to not get 9 in" so I altered my route a bit and to get up to 9. At mile 8.5, I got to that crucial corner where taking a left would bring me home but going straight for a bit then turning around and heading back would bump me up to 10. Who is going to go left at that point?? Not me! I decided to go straight because the rest of the path at that spot is only a half mile. So I ran that then turned and headed home. Well, I don't know if you know this or not, but if you run a half mile out on an out and back route, you also run a half mile back! I know! Fascinating! I clearly wasn't thinking about that when I was just trying to add a mile to my run (math whiz I am not) and it wasn't until I got home that the big 'ol 'hey stupid' light bulb went on and I realized I not only got my 10 in, but I ran an extra half mile! Hot dog! 10.5 baby! Sweet!