Magna 20 miler this morning. I brought my father-in-law along with me. He biked and carried my drinks and energy gels so I could practice taking them. I thought the start was at 80th West and 2700S. It is actually at 8400W. So, we drove in circles a little bit. We ended up starting at 5600 W. But, I think we got the point of the workout. We started with 10 miles out, running along 2700S. It was a gradual uphill that wound around. I kept heading toward the mountains. Evenutally I found myself on the corner of 8400 W and 3100 S. Then, I knew where I was, so I ran about 4 miles up 8400W, until we hit ten. This part was all uphill and into a headwind. It took me 76 minutes to run the first ten, and 65 minutes to run the second ten. The six minute miles down 8400 W helped the pace out a lot. The happiest moment of my run was when I asked my father-in-law if I had 4 miles left, and he told me I only had 3.5. Yay! I used the Perpetuem drink every three miles. My energy stayed up, and my stomach didn't hurt at all. But, I got awfully thirsty. I think Perpetuem is more for fueling than hydration, so I will have to bring more water next time. I may use Heed instead, and take hammer gels for fueling. Heed is more of an electrolyte drink. But, I did like that I didn't need hammer gels when I used Perpetuem. I'll keep experimenting. I'm feeling ready to extend my long runs. Today didn't feel like too hard of an effort until about 14-15 miles, with serious effort at 17 -20. Good run, though! | 