As if the thought of 21 miles was not dreadful enough, we knew that the weather for our run was actually going to be quite warm, the high for the day was 80 degrees. Quite a change of pace from our previous long runs that have been in cold, windy and damp weather. I am not sure which is worse, strong gusty winds or sweltering heat, but I do not look forward to running in either!
After running 21 miles, it's both defeating and overwhelming to feel incredibly tired after running 21 and knowing that for the actual race, you have about another 5.2 miles to go before you are finished.
It is true what they say though, the training guide will take you up to 20 miles, but adrenaline and the excitement on race day will take you all the way to 26.2. After 23 it's a matter of telling your legs that they can do it no matter how much it hurts at the moment! (Wish us luck that it will take us there fast enough to get under 4 hours!!)
After our 21 miler, I requested that we have something to reward ourselves. And our treat was Kuma's corner. Imagine a small bar, filled with people both sitting down and waiting to be seated. In the background, heavy metal music is playing so loud that you can barely hear the person sitting next to you, every waitress has at least a sleeve that is tattoed, and in the back, there is a tiny tiny kitchen where three to four cooks are tearing up the kitchen, firing up the best burgers you will ever eat...and there you will have Kuma's Corner. There is always a wait for Kumas, you are lucky if you can get a seat within a hour. The bar area is first come first serve and we were lucky enough to snag two chairs within 20 minutes of being there. However, since the size of their kitchen is the same size of my bathroom, and there are about 30 people waiting for their orders, expect at least a 30 minute wait for your food. All of this though is WORTH IT!
This is an amazing Kuma's" burger, simple yet absolutely delicious! The Kuma's burger is a burger with bacon, cheddar, and an egg on top! Kumas cooks your burger the way you want it cooked, and in our case, we wanted medium rare! 
Kumas' also has excellent Mac and Cheese, you can add a bunch of items to your mac and cheese (we chose broccoli and red pepper) and they give you a huge portion. Warning though, the mac and cheese is not as good re-heated. It actually grossed us out to reheat it as we saw that after microwaving our mac and cheese, there was a flood of oil at the bottom so our mac and cheese tasted like grease.
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