FIFTEEN MILES!
This is the most I've ever run at one time. I'm very proud of myself.
I did 2-six mile loops and then a 3 miler side loop. The first 12 miles incorporated a lot of steep hills. My son met me for the last 3 miles. I was looking forward to that the whole run.
I got up at 6:30am and had a toasted bagel, plain. I had about 12oz of water. I waited 2 hours before going on my run.
Started the run with lots of layers - it was 30 degrees. It warmed up quickly and I ditched most of my stuff after the first 6 miles and started drinking Cytomax every 15 minutes. It was really sweet. I had a little bit of stomach cramping at mile 11 and mile 12 but it passed and I finished the 15.
Came home, had a banana, 1/2 bagel, some chocolate milk, a bowl of rice crispies and soaked my feet in an ice bath. I'm all bundled up now in fleece and will take a shower when I'm back to normal.
I took 2 pepto-bismol chewable tabs before the run and 1 after. Here I am at 1 hour post-run and I'm doing OK!
I personally have to thank Streetgang for getting me through this 15 mile run today. I listened to my Shuffle for the first 2 hours and it was AWESOME! Tons of stuff I hadn't heard before and some really great oldies. Thanks a million, Chuck.
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15 miles. wow. i'm glad it made it in one piece.
ReplyDeleteawesome shauna - great job. you can definitely do this marathon - i bet this did alot for your confidence. also sounds like your pre run, mid run and post run nutrition worked for you. when i did my marathon, i alternated between cytomax and water every mile (in the later miles), or took both water AND cytomax (to dilute the latter since it was very sweet). that worked well for me.
ReplyDeleteChris, yeah I def. feel more confident and super proud of my accomplishment today considering I have had difficulty with my recovery most long runs. The cytomax was something I just picked up at my running store and decided to try. Awesome that you've had it, too. It was way to sweet so I will try to dilute it. Did you take anything else during your marathon like gels or gu? Next weekend I have to run 16 and Jonny and I are doing a fun 5K for St. Paddy's called Sharin' O' the Green. I will try to post some pics. Thanks so much for all your support and encouragement, ckb. It means a lot to me. xoxo
ReplyDeleteGreat job, sheebs, We're proud of you. See you next week. gkhan
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