Boston, here I come?

Well that was a reality check.  I hadn't run this far since a 16 miler in late April while prepping for a half marathon, and of course I did the very hard golf course route.  I had to make a pit stop 5 miles in, which is never pleasant, but felt happier (and lighter) after that.  Sometimes in this case I would reset the watch and break up the day into two runs, but I wasn't stopped for long and definitely wasn't tired when I stopped.  Most of the run was surprisingly consistent, but all of the hills really took a toll at the end and I struggled with the last two miles (8:16 each).  Overall I averaged 7:37/mile, which is perfectly fine for this distance and the course..just felt like a disappointing finish.  I added some flat distance to the route, just for the sake of some extra mileage.

Today was my introduction to performance gel, which I ate (?) after about 8 mile..luckily my stomach behaved.  I don't know if it helped, maybe the end of the run would have been worse without it.  I was really worried that my stomach would reject it, especially with one pit stop already in the books so I'm encouraged with the result.  I know that I've got to re-fuel if I'm going to break 3 hours in the fall so I'm starting early to find something that works.

around golf course

Foot is still sore from Sunday's long run - it's weird, just a soreness on the outside of my right foot.  Nothing in the arch or heel, so I figure it'll go away in time.  It didn't bother me during today's run but again got worse throughout the day.