Biggest group ever this weekend! That was great, but it also made planning a little difficult as people wanted to go different distances and speeds. The group quickly split into two groups with several people pushing the pace (no names, but you know who you are). Initially I was in the lead group, but was able to pull back - kept telling myself that the long run is not about speed! How about that? Used water, GU, and endurolytes for the run this weekend. Seemed to work - never really bonked or cramped.
When I arrived back home after 2 hours and 32 minutes of running, I went immediately to mapmyrun.com to get a distance. I was pleased to realize that I had actually run 19.5 miles - I was targeting 18. Normally, the .5 would have bothered me (I like whole numbers and have been known to run around parking lots to get to the next even mile), but I was able to let it go ;-) Of course today, I purposely ran 6.5 to get to an even 26 for the weekend - not bad!!
Had a bit of a 'equipment malfunction' this AM. I have been running in lose fitting pants this year - too old for tights ;-) The problem is that they are a little long for my 30" inseam. In the middle of a hill this AM I could feel them flapping around - I should have stopped to zip them, but decided I didn't want to stop in the middle of the hill - big mistake! Next thing I knew I was on the ground. Tried to tuck them in my socks as best as I could, but after a second near fall I had to take them off and run bare legged the rest of the way - BRRRR!
Overall a successful weekend of running! Not sure what's up for next week - might bump down to the 2 hour range and bump back up on 2/27. We'll see.
Anyway, off to the walk the dog - can I count those miles in my log - I think so ;-)
Thanks for listening!
Michael
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I was just making sure that the new member of the group felt welcome; I didn't want him to have to run solo. Are we on for the hill workout Thursday AM?
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