Today was a great day to run. Temps started out in the high 30s/low 40s with low humidity. It's always cold to start out but once I get going I warm up pretty quick.
The first couple miles always feel like my worst because it takes two to three miles for my legs to really warm up. Once I got past the first water stop, I was feeling really good and put the hammer down and really cranked up my pace. I believe my best pace was sub 9:00/mi! A good goal would be to be able to maintain this type of pace for longer periods of time and I should be able to easily finish a half marathon in under 2 hours.
My battery died mid run so I don't have the complete route with all the useful stats (mainly time per mile) so I drew the map out using MapMyRun, which is what the trainers use to create the routes we run each week.
I ate a Clif Bar before leaving my house to go run, which gave my a nice little boost of energy. I did start running out of gas past the 7 mile marker, so I need to continue to work on my fueling strategy. The good thing is that I didn't have nearly as many of the problems of dry heaves (only at the first water stop) so that's good.
I did hit the wall at the 9 mile marker. We have a monster hill near the start point that the trainers have us run from time to time. Going up that beast is a real chore, especially at the end of a long run. I paused a couple times in order to reset my mind in order to make it up but I got through it.
For my next run I am going to try to eat some Sports Beans that I have which are made by Jelly Belly at each of the water stops to try to maintain my energy levels throughout my run. I like the beans because I can pop one or two in my mouth and suck on them while run.
I feel pretty good after 10 miles. A little sore but feeling pretty energized. These are the types of runs that I enjoy the most, where even if I don't have my absolute best run I am not the least bit discouraged.
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