i bumped my long run to today since i have a race on sunday and i didn't want to do them back to back. the 10 i ran today wasn't nearly as easy as my 9 on sunday, but i finished, if just barely. instead of running 2 loops around the golf course i ran on sunday, i decided to run TO the golf course, do the loop then run back home. though it still put a hill in the beginning and end of my run! i can't escape the damn things. i guess that's the price you pay for wanting have a great view of the little people below you ;)
one cool thing was that i caught every green light along the way, never having to stop at one intersection! all went smoothly til around mile 7. autopilot turned off; my body was just tired. i popped some sport beans at that point thinking that it might give me a boost. and it did for about a mile. (the jelly belly factory is in my hometown and they sell the "belly flops" (huge bags of mixed mess ups) for practically nothing...i wonder if they sell belly flops of the sport ones too...i'll have to investigate) though i'm thinking that the powergel works better for me because of the caffeine (which i never have since i don't drink coffee or soda) and the power gels claim to have 2-4x the sodium!
anyway, the last two miles consisted of a tired, tired petite chick shuffling along the street . but i made it. even up the last damned hill. and now i can shower, eat, nap and watch soaps...
my slow @ss splits:
1: 12:31
2: 12:05
3: 12:03
4: 12:25
5: 12:45
6: 12:32
7: 13:01
8: 12:21
9: 12:35
10: 13:31
5 comments:
Nice job on the run.
I just starting using jelly beans last week and they did two things for me: 1) kept my mouth from getting dry, 2) boosted my energy a bit. I got the regular (non deformed and non-sport) Jelly Bellies. Are the sport ones any better?
As for the gels, I like the Vanilla Gu. On the other hand, the strawberry-banana Carb Boom almost made me vomit.
Yeah, the god of green lights was smiling down on you; I love it when that happens.
Personally, I hate GU, but find them necessary. I think they have the consistency of snot, and no matter the flavor, I can't get past that. Still, I choke them down for long runs.
you gotta love the green lights! i love when that happens as i'm running though my city...
Mmmm....belly flops!!! :) I'm a fan of the sport beans, too. Although I wish the after-effect lasted longer.
I didn't realize we were so close to the same pace.
yay for green lights.
and what i consider a NICE pace.
:o)
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