Piling on the miles.
Today's run was a 5 miler, following a rest day yesterday. I guess just to grease the works in preparation for tomorrow's long 9 miler.
Since we had plans for the majority of the day, I had to economize the time I had. So that meant bringing the dog along with me to get him his exercise. I planned on doing one of my 3 mile loops with the dog, and then dropping him off at home and continuing on with another 2 miles. It turned out to be a little aggressive, because Adicus tired out after 2 miles, and I had to take a long 22 minute break in the middle of the run in order to get him home.
I also have been starting to carry along a water bottle filled with gatorade on my runs longer then about 45 minutes. Partly to get used to carrying something (for longer races), and also just for the hydration benefits of taking a good 2 oz sip every 1/2 to 3/4 mile or so. It is difficult to say for sure at this point, since most of my runs have been during the evening when the sun isn't as strong and the temperature has dropped a bit, but I feel like I might be able to tell a difference in energy level towards the end of my runs. On one hand, I haven't been totally exhausted, on the other hand, I've been going slower then I have in the past, before starting up this 1/2 marathon program.
Anyhow - todays results:
Lap 1: 1.66 miles, 16:00 minutes, avg HR 147
Lap 2: rest two minutes (puppy needed a rest)
Lap 3: ~0.3 miles, 2:50 minutes, avg HR 151
Lap 4: about 1.5 miles, 22:13 minutes (walk puppy home)
Lap 5: 3.04 miles, 29:40 minutes, avg HR unknown (didn't operate monitor correctly)
Total running distance: 5 miles
Total running time: 48:30
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