I had planned on 20 miles, but decided to cut it a little short. Reason was simple enough: hunger. My dinner last night was light and so was my breakfast this morning, and by mile 10 I was starving. A Gu at that point helped for a few miles, but by mile 13 I was really hungry again, and now my pace was dropping. So after second loop, the call of a chocolate milk and a cinnamon scone at the Visitor's Center was too enticing and I called it a day.
I'm a little disappointed at not getting in the 20 miles, but not a big deal. I'm still making good progress overall. I'll get there, and next time I try to go long, eating a bit more properly should help.
Ran 16.4 miles @ 9:23/mile pace.
AHR/MHR - 142/163
Trails.
Very hilly.
Upper 30s to upper 50s, sunny.
Brooks Cascadia 3, shorts, short sleeved shirt, Moeben sleeves (rolled down after six miles).
3 comments:
I got 14 or so in at Pineland this weekend, and didn't run yesterday. Great weather, though, and still the longest I've run since I injured myself this Summer. (No sense in rushing back too fast is my thought.)
When the chocolate milk calls, you have to step up and answer.
BTW, I love your map technology. What GPS/software system do you use?
Trail Boy, chocolate milk is so satisfying after any run! I use a Garmin Forerunner 305 and SportsTracks software, which allows you to overlay tracks over Google Earth. Then I simply export the pic.
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