15 Miles, No Deer
The first four miles were swell. I did them six minutes faster than normal. By mile 10, I was still feeling super-hero-like, so when I got to the point where I could measure the same first four minutes, I raced it again. I came in five minutes faster than normal. Can you imagine? Ten miles into a 15 mile run and I was still coming up with little games.
And that’s the trick.
Games were what made the distance bearable. In fact, “fun” would be a much better description of what I was doing. I had a really great time. I learned lots about myself on this run. For one, I learned that the voice that wants to quit running is easily put off by the voice that wants to give myself little challenges.
I also learned that man cannot live by gatorade alone after such distances. Around mile 12 or 13, I felt like there was nothing left in the tank. I pushed onward, but mostly because I was in the middle of the forest and I had to run back to where I’d parked, but nope. I need FOOD after the tenth mile or so, it would seem. No energy bars. A sammich. I’m thinking peanut butter and jam. Yep.
So it was a great run. Perfect weather. Good time. Faster than normal. And though I was sore afterwards, I had enough in me to play volleyball with friends for two and a half hours that night.
How was YOUR weekend?
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As Mike Paus has proven, PB&J has all the body needs for a long run! Just save some water to get the PB off the roof of your mouth and leave a crust or two for your woodland friends!
Great job Chris! You are so ready for trail-racing. Go Chris go!
That is so rocknroll!!
I always crave PB&J - put the J on both slices of bread and the PB in the middle - it cuts down on the roof-of-mouth thing a little.
~ Lara
You still get me out the door every morning. Love your enthusiasm…excellent distance these days, too.
15 miles! I am indeed so jealous. No gels? Wow! I think at 10 miles I’m needing a gel because at mile 13 I’ll be needing some more fuel. If you went 15 miles, you are probably doing some serious glycogen storage training. Deep reserves!
Nice run, Chris!
I’ll cut you some slack and won’t tease you about losing your GPS! ;)
Sounds like a great run. You are really getting strong–great endurance. What event are you training for again? I’ve forgotten.
Keep up the good work!