I wanted to do an easy "long" day, so I got up early and ran 7.75 miles to my friend Gwyn's house. I took walk breaks after every five minutes of running, and I tried not to push it. I can safely say that at least 80% of the run was uphill. It took me 1:18:45. Then Gwyn joined me for an additional 4.5 miles, which we finished in 50:12...it was her longest run so far!
After our run, we hopped on the bikes and did a 20 mile hilly course through Santa Clara and Ivins. For some reason, I was NOT feeling good. Could it be the lack of sleep? Or maybe it was what I ate...or didn't eat. I had some protein powder in skim milk before the run, then ate a boiled egg and a couple of baby red potatoes before the bike. About 10 miles in, I stopped and had another egg and potato. I was thinking it would be nice to eat "real" food instead of all the packaged stuff, but I was feeling completely depleted. Finally, around mile 14, I ate a power gel, and then I felt a little better. Or maybe I just felt better because the rest of the ride was about 80% downhill! Anyway, I ended up with 30.3 miles in 1:56:31. | 