I am really glad that I took yesterday off from running, because this morning I was able to complete my 2nd 16 miler! I felt really good through pretty much the whole thing, except for around miles 9-11 where I always seems to hit a little mental wall. I ran this one a bit faster than my first one, and it was so much cooler out. I LOVE September running in New England. There is nothing like it! I was so nervous waking up this morning not knowing how my knee/calf was going to feel, so I taped up with KT tape (LOTS of it), and threw on my compression sleeves. I started running around my neighborhood to make sure it could handle at least a few miles, and it felt pretty good. From there on I said, "I will run 2 miles and see how I feel," and "I feel good, so I'll run another 2 miles." I carried this out for 16 miles, and had my phone with me to call my mom if my leg started acting up. It's funny though, the further I got into my run, the better my leg felt. Go figure!
The splits for my run went as follows:
8:59, 8:43, 8:53, 8:53, 8:57, 8:56, 8:49, 9:05, 9:04, 9:50, 9:22, 9:19, 9:02, 9:02, 9:05, 9:17, 9:17
As you can probably tell, I faded a bit in the last couple of miles, but that's ok! I felt strong the whole time.
Fueling went as follows:
50 minutes in: Salted Caramel GU
1:40 minutes in: Chocolate Peanut Butter GU
2:10 minutes in: 2 Fruit Punch Honey Stingers
I drank water pretty much every 1/2 hour and whenever I felt thirsty.
8:59, 8:43, 8:53, 8:53, 8:57, 8:56, 8:49, 9:05, 9:04, 9:50, 9:22, 9:19, 9:02, 9:02, 9:05, 9:17, 9:17
As you can probably tell, I faded a bit in the last couple of miles, but that's ok! I felt strong the whole time.
Fueling went as follows:
50 minutes in: Salted Caramel GU
1:40 minutes in: Chocolate Peanut Butter GU
2:10 minutes in: 2 Fruit Punch Honey Stingers
I drank water pretty much every 1/2 hour and whenever I felt thirsty.
Breakfast after my run: Cinnamon Kodiak Cakes.... They are my absolute FAVORITE!! I topped it with peanut butter, maple syrup, banana, cashews, and pecans.
Darla spent her first night at her new home last night.... :( I miss her already!
I had my last night of work last night so my coworkers got me an ice cream cake! They are the best. It says "We will miss the Twizzler Ghost" because I brought Twizzlers every snack Saturday and they always thought I was sneaking them so no one saw me drop them off!
I put in the work this morning, now I'm putting in the laziness for the rest of the day!!
What is your favorite long run distance? How do you fuel during long runs? Do you have awesome coworkers like me!?
Happy Sunday! Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!
What is your favorite long run distance? How do you fuel during long runs? Do you have awesome coworkers like me!?
Happy Sunday! Enjoy the rest of your holiday weekend!