11 Mile Run

Ran 11 miles Saturday afternoon. Ran it in a 9 minute pace and felt really good with no problems. Looking forward to the next 20 mile run on Saturday.

20 Mile Run

Ran 20 miles this morning. The weather was perfect. Temperatures were in the 50's with very low humidity. Met up with my 2 running buddies and ran together for about 8 miles. I then ran the last 12 miles by myself. My objective today was to run the 20 at about a 9 minute pace. However I ended up with a 9:29 pace. Can't really explain it except hopefully at the next 20 in 2 weeks it will be faster. My total time was 3 hours and 9 minutes. I burned approximatley 2600 calories. I felt pretty good for about 15 miles then some soreness started to kick in. I consumed an energy gel at about mile 16.

Ran 12 miles this morning. This run really felt great. The weather was pretty good, not too humid with the temps in the 60's. Met 2 friends at about 5 miles and we ran together for about 4 miles at an 8 minute per mile pace. I finished the last 3 miles alone at about a 9 minute pace. Burned about 1600 calories. Hopefully next weekend I will do the first of 3 runs of miles or more before tapering for the marathon.

Ran 10 miles Saturday in 1 hour and 30 minutes. This was a very difficult run because the humidity and the heat was the worst so far. I consumed a lot of gatoraide and water before, during after the run. Felt fully recovered within about an hour.

Ran 18 miles Saturday morning in 2 hours and 45 minutes. Temperature was in the 70's and humidity was also in the 70's. I wore a belt that held 4 liquid bottles. 2 held water and the other 2 held Gatorade. I also packed 1 gel pack in the belt. I consumed the gel pack at about mile 14. The only real problem was that my left ankle was sore for about 7 or 8 miles. I was definitely stiff and sore at the end of this run. I could tell that just like last year after 17 or 18 miles it is more of a mind exercise than a physical exercise.

Ran 10 miles on Saturday with about an 8:45 pace. Felt good with temperatures in the 60's and humidity in the 70's.

Did a triathlon today. Swam about a mile, biked for about a half hour and ran for 30 minutes. Felt really good on the run and picked up the pace quite a bit.