Well, Saturday (9/26) was my longest run to date. Terry and I ran 21 miles. I didn't feel great from the start but not too bad. Nicola Savage-Elliot ran with us. She is getting ready for Boston. She qualified last year but then was injured so they gave her a pass to run in 2010. She did 12 miles.
I only ran 7 miles last Wednesday (9/23). I rested on Thurs and Fri hoping my foot would feel better. It didn't improve much.
I decided to try Jeff Galloway's method for this run so I did it without any Gu or any other carb boost. I had water and I had one Shot Block. I definitely felt carb depleted. By the end I had to fight to lift my knees. My first 18 miles were at a 8:48/mile pace. My last 3 were well over 9. My pace for the 21 averaged out to 8:56/mi.
Today I didn't have time to run this morning so I ran tonight. I only did 5 miles instead of 10. I didn't feel great. I'm still feeling Saturday's miles and I didn't eat well today. I'm going to try to do some speed work tomorrow. We'll see how that goes.
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This blog began to document my training for my first marathon. I was 49 on the date of the "Run the River Marathon" in Sacramento, CA.
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