I am also thankful that I didn't wake up terribly sore from my 6 miler yesterday and thankfully the nausea from trying to over hydrate after the run was gone by the time I started to fall asleep.
I have really got to figure something out with my hydration on the run!
Yesterday I didn't take my camelbak because as I was setting it up it got all wet from a leak I could not locate ... it wasn't cracked or broken anywhere but somehow it kept getting all wet. So I decided to go it with only my 2 shot bloks. I took one at the start and one at the end of mile 2 because I had no real expectation if getting to 6 miles at that time, rain was immenent so I just wanted to sneak in a short run and at that time I was thinking 4 miles max. Then I passed the 4 mile turn around and made it to the 5 mile turn around and once I returned and made it back to my divergence point (where I could extend my run by .5 , 1.25 or even 1.5 miles) I took the 1.25 mile extension course before starting my .75m back home. Towards the turn around of my extension the clouds started to rumble and I wondered if I had made a mistake ... I had gotten slightly wet in the begining of the run from some light rain showers but this looked like a full on torential down pour. "Oh, well" I thought and kept on going.
Mile 1 11:58.3I didn't do my challenge sets YET AGAIN! I have really got to get back on that. But atleast I got through a few GRE Quantatative Test Practices so the evening was not a total loss :)
Mile 2 12:07.9
Mile 3 12:25.7
Mile 4 11:09.3
Mile 5 11:25.3
Mile 6 11:40.0
Extra 03:21.7
Hmmm ... what am I thankful for today!
- Developers who finally listen to you after 2 years ... FINALLY! :)
- Quiet evenings at home while the boys are out playing poker.
- New challenges and sticking to your plan to beat them!
- Finding friends you haven't seen since you spent the summer's at your dad's house on a mountain in Puerto Rico when you were a teenager on Facebook!
I suggest hiding your water along your route. Just make sure it's in water bottles you don't care about getting tossed in case someone thinks they are trash.
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Old friends on facebook is always a good time. Happy Thursday girl.
have you checked out some of the smaller hydration handhelds? i love my amphipod (22 oz) bottle and i read about a 10 oz fuelbelt handheld on Morgan's blog. definitely worth testing out!
ReplyDeleteI'm in agreement with B.o.B. and Karena, you can get a hand-held that will hold anywhere from 16-22 oz comfortably. I use one from Ultimate Direction (20oz)...and for longer runs drop some water then you can refill your hand-held or plan a route by a convenience store
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6 miles! Terrific! Love your new pic too.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine just got a tiny little hydration belt and its changed his life, he says. I have bubblers on my track, so I don't worry about water too much.