A Rainy Long Run
I’m actually really happy with myself today. 21.7 mi (34.9 km), and kept a pretty good pace, in the rain, all the way to the end. The last mile and a half I just walked it mostly. Calves started cramping a bit, so I figured I should just take it easy the rest of the way. Didn’t use any s-caps or slo-mag. It was a cold rainy day. In fact there was rain the whole way. Not too heavy, only twice, once around mile 5 it started to come down pretty heavy and again right for the last 3/4 of a mile.
So I haven’t had my usual Clif Bar Minis for a long run since April. I’ve just been using what I can find locally. Today I used these “Free Soft Bars”, that’s what they’re called, yes they cost money, they’re alright. A company named ISIS makes them, seriously. They’re tasty though and they seemed to keep me going. I can’t complain. It was the best long run I’ve had in a while.
I hurt a bit right now, I’m going to hurt bad tomorrow. I’m glad there aren’t many stairs in Denmark. I really can’t wait until I’m used to this mess again and these runs aren’t a big deal. One or two more of these and I should be good to go. If things keep progressing as they have I should be ready for a return to marathons in December.
But today was nice, woke up, got out, hit my goals. Even with walking most of the last mile, mile and a half, I hit my overall pace goal of 10 mins/mi. Which means I was doing much better than that for the first 20 miles. As I recall I was actually right around a 9:45/mi when I hit mile 2o. Yes, it’s 20 minutes slower than my marathon PR, but considering I was completely out of marathon shape I will take it. Next long run should be first week of October.
Have fun, keep running, and remember; if Gil can run then so can you! (Happy Birthday Mom!)
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