Ok today is a highlight for me. Finally got in a 15 mile long weekend run. Since I did not run on Saturday I figured I had to get this week started off on a right food and definitely did not want to take two consecutive days off. Had to take Saturday off... went home (Columbia, S.C.) for a Party Friday night (Brother in Law), and Saturday morning I was up at dawn helping my Mom take care of home improvement items that had gone by for too long. After about 7 hours on the job at Mom's.. got the call from my wife that it was snowing at home and I either needed to be on the road or prepare to stay for a while. I opted to burn the road up and head back home.
Well enough of the excuses (that don't excuse) and reasons (that don't rationlaize) why I did not run yesterday. Today felt good..... really good. I started off with a good slow pace and was able to maintain it with no issues at all until about mile 12.45 (note I stopped at my mail box to get some water which I keep in my paper slot) so I am wondering if I drank too much. Never the less, at about mile 13, I pulled out a trail bar and ate it thinking it would give me more energy... well it did but it took longer than I wanted it to. I am going to have to get a better feel for how much to hydrate with and when to start eating. After the food kicked in I was able to get back to my fast shuffle. :-)
In total I ran for about 2 hours 45 min. and covered 15.4 miles. Not running anyone off the road but it was a personal best for me regarding mileage (i.e the most I ever ran at one time). Starting to feel decent about finishing the 26.2 Georgia marathon I have coming up at the end of March. With all that I have to learn about ME and what will work best I know it is definitely going to be a learning experience! Next week... maybe 17 miles?? :-) | 