Solid run in the cool weather this morning (actually dressed for it today – I can learn!). I had 18 miles / 4 laps scheduled today but according to my Garmin apparently 4 laps is actually 17.4 miles. I realized that I was going to be short and thought about doing an out and back run to make up 3 full hours which would have put me closer to 19 miles but at around 16.5 miles I felt considerable bonking. I had been fuelling through the run but apparently not enough. This was also my first run over half marathon distance since the Manitoba Marathon in June so it isn’t a real surprise that the muscles didn’t have the stored fuel – they haven’t been training to push that far in several months!
The first 3 laps (13.1 miles) came in around 2:01 – which was pretty good for what was supposed to be a long slow run. That is the fastest I have done that distance in a training run yet this fall and considering I was holding back knowing I wanted to go another 4.5 – 5 miles beyond the half it was definitely a good run. It gives me hope for the WFPS Half Marathon – still have hope for that PR (must beat 1:46:11 to catch my current best from 2002)!
Weight was up a touch this morning (219.5) but the wife and I went out for supper last night to celebrate our anniversary in a couple days and I probably ate too much (yeah “probably”…). That meal definitely showed in my weight this morning but it should settle out quickly. After the run I had dropped to 213.5 – pretty crazy drop in weight on a run considering I made sure I was hydrating. Making sure I am hydrating now!
Either way a good morning all around.
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