Mileage Milestone

18 Miles. Longest run to date. Miles 1-15 were GREAT. I actually thought to myself around 15.5 that I may try to make it an even 20. At mile 16, though, my ankle started hurting (right ankle has always been my weakness). After post-run analysis (done by my wife, because my brain wasn't working), it seems the problem was my ankle swelling and making the brace too tight. I was back at the car and ready to stop at mile 17.5, but had planned 18, so the rest of the group cheered me on and ran me in circles around the parking lot. On a positive note, the ankle was feeling better by the time I stopped, so I think some brace tweaking will fix the problem. And did I mention: AWESOME WEATHER? Time to go lay in the hammock. Ahhh....