Distance: 10 miles
Time: 1:38
Ow… Ten miles is still as long as it used to be. No… I take that back… It’s definitely longer… And WAY more painful…
Although this is a new distance record for me, it definitely came at a price. My legs don’t feel quite right. As if they might pop off at any moment. Everything from my hips down (ok… ALMOST everything) feels unusually fatigued and teetering on the edge of cramping. When I got home I took a shower and tried to stretch which seemed to help in the moment, but now I’m back to holding on to the railing when I go up or down the stairs because I don’t feel quite stable. I’m sure it’s all just par for the course but I think I may have hit a plateau mileage so I’m going to wait a couple of weeks before I go up any more in distance for my long run. I also didn’t want to eat at first when I sat down for dinner. I got kinda nauseated and dizzy. It went away in a minute or two though and I was able to finish my meal. Hopefully that will help me feel better too.
As I look back on this I think I made a couple of mistakes. I think I ran too hard yesterday. And then today, I don’t think I managed my water and food very well. I took a gel pack at mile 2 because I thought it might kick start me a bit, but it really didn’t help. I also didn’t take water as much as I should have.
All in all it was a great result though. A new distance record, a beautiful day and I managed to finish in under 1:40. I also hit all of my splits within 5 seconds except for the last two miles, which I sped up on. You know, that old “never leave anything in the tank” mentality… maybe that shoulda been up in the “mistakes” paragraph… hmm…
I can see now that I am going to have to experiment with when I take gels/food, etc. to find what works best for me. I thought about getting an ipod or something to help pass the time, but I don’t think that is a good idea now. Until I get much better at managing my long runs, I think it will just be another distraction.
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