FINALLY had a good night's sleep. I played La Havre last night after dinner with Rob, made some hot chocolate, and watched the last available episode of Dr. Who on Netflix. That means I get to go back and watch all the episodes I missed! Yay. I really like David Tennant as the Doctor. I always wake up between 7-8AM on the weekends; it feels like I'm sleeping in! I am having a slow morning, with time to make breakfast and let my food settle before running. That is so unlike the usual me; I tend to get up and get moving as soon as possible. I'm trying to decide if starved cardio or fueled cardio is better for me. In the past, I always did a starved cardio long run, then it changed to a slightly fueled long run, and now sometimes I make a real meal before my long run. I haven't used gels since last year, but I'm thinking about buying one today and taking it halfway through my long run...we'll see! Legs feel dead from my leg day lifting. Looking forward to a day of rest!
B - 3 eggs omlette with spinach, mushrooms, red and yellow bell peppers, and feta cheese, water S - Espresso Love Gu (gel during my run) S - light chocolate soy milk, orange juice, water (post run) L - Whole Foods 3 bean and meat chili, cornbread D - 1 baked sweet potato with butter, salt, pepper, chips with guacamole, light chocolate soy milk
Ran 16 miles along the multiuse trail. Took about 2:01:23 total, average of 7:35/mile pace. 8:13, 7:43, 7:41, 7:37, 7:52, 7:46, 7:55, 7:51 (this is my turn-around point, so I took my gel here)
7:34, 7:24, 7:13, 7:16, 7:26, 7:14, 7:18, 7:12 I'm satisfied with the run. It started a little slow, but I felt much better on the return trip. I think the caffeine helped. Stomach felt a little sloshy at mile 8-9 (like when you chug a juice and try to run), but I adjusted my stride a little and that seemed to help. There were a few inclines along my route, but there was a lot of flat too. Weather was sunny, high 30's/low 40's. My friend Jason was working this morning, so I bought a bunch of gels from him on the way out and picked them up on the way back. It's always good to see friends! Sadly, my running store no longer carries Carb-BOOM! (my favorite gels).
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