Today I ran a 20 miler by myself and it felt like the longest 3+ hours of my life. If you count the 10 minutes I stopped for re-fueling and the 2 miles I walked at the end my average pace was 9:23. If you subtract the 10 minutes (3 different stops) and count only the first 18 miles my AP was 8:06. This was a very strange run. I didn't start the run until 11:15 which I think was a mistake because I took off with out lunch- but that's when my little guy went down for a nap and I could escape. I ran most of the Riverton half route and it felt good. But after about 2 hours of running I got really bored of being by myself- it was raining, I was running into a head wind and I was running out of fuel. I ran down 1300 to the maverick on 10600 where I stopped for a donut and some gatorade. Yes, a donut- thats what sounded best at the time. I then continued for another 30 minutes or so, at this time I was spent and decided to walk the rest of the way home. I need a good watch. I have a Polar RS400 with a footpod that I haven't used for a while because I can't seem to get it calibrated properly. I decided to wear it today and see if I could get it to work. It seemed to be fairly accurate for the first 6 miles, but when I stopped for my first gu it quit working. I don't know if it was the rain or what. From that point I tried to hit the lap button at major points in the run and figured I could determine my paces using mapmyrun. After working on it for a little while I gave up and just calculated the info above. I have decided I really hate running by myself and that I am in serious need of a pacer (or at least a good watch). I think I ran too fast when I was running and therefore was unable to sustain it for the full 20 miles. I sure hope I can get it worked out for Ogden. Overall, I am proud of myself for getting out and running by myself. Now that the run is over I feel pretty good. My knee felt and feels fine. I WILL BE READY FOR OGDEN (I hope). I really missed the BBK group today.
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