I survived my 10 miler this morning despite drinking a whole bottle of wine last night. Good thing I was at least with it enough to drink a ton of water.
This is also the first long run in awhile where I have fueled properly. I woke up at 9, ate a bagel with peanut butter and an apple as well as a cup of tea. I set out at 11am with two planned water stops, cliff shot blocks and an emergency bus pass just in case.
The first mile was mostly downhill and I was still digesting but after that my body woke up and felt really good. I ran the first 5 miles feeling really good, and slowing myself down on several occasions. The weather was great, but not so good the seawall was crawling with people and my knee was tight but not painful. At 5 miles I stopped at a park, used the washroom, grabbed some water, ate the shot blocks and then kept going.
Around mile 6-7 I started hitting the hills and my knee started hurting more. Luckily my parents called from Europe and I was able to chat on my iphone while I jogged. That entertained me, and slowed me down for a mile or so. Around mile 8 I had my second park\water stop. I also stopped and stretched a bit, the knee was really tweaking at this point. It does feel a bit better after stretching but running up or down hills is just really killer.
I made it though, when I hit the last mile I was actually still feeling really good. Sure my knee hurt, but that was the only problem, I wasn’t exhausted or bored I was just feeling really good. Good enough to kick out a last mile party for a 9:58 mile even with a painful knee.
- Distance: 10.01 miles
- Time: 1:44:53
- Pace: 10:41
- Avg HR\Max HR: 152/168
- Cals: 993
I did all the right things post run too, I stretched, had a smoothie and an ice bath and then a larger meal. I even just stretched again and rolled out. I am really hoping I can get in my 5 miles tomorrow. It is supposed to be a pace run (~9:56) but we shall see we shall see…
healthy meal of the day:
this Italian lentil and chestnut stew looks delicious. I have never worked with chestnuts before and they are totally on my list.
water is sooooooooo key when drinking. surprisingly though not many ppl realize it — glad youre one of the smart ones
great run too. glad the knee wasn’t a total pain for you
I’ve never thought about having a phone conversation during a long run, but I guess it’s not any different than chatting with a running partner. Glad your knee is doing a little better.