Fourteen is only two times seven
Howdy, kids. Welcome to another installment of Kennerpiece Theatre.
Just got back from this morning's run, about to hop in the shower. Agnes and I really did not feel like running today, but we did it. And, as usual, we are glad that we did. As I've mentioned, the weekday runs are only forty minutes, so it's not really the distance that's the problem. It's the getting up out of bed so early! Evening is not a good option so our only real choice is to do it in the morning. That means we have to haul ourselves out of bed while it's still dark, and that is just not my nature.
Anyway, the run didn't feel very good at first but I loosened up over time and by the time that it was over, I was feeling pretty good.
I have skipped over a few updates (sorry!), so to bring you up to speed... we ran our 12-miler a couple of Saturdays ago at Mount Magazine State Park in Arkansas. Hold on, though, before you get to enthralled by the majesty and wonder of running along beautiful nature trails; we ran it in the workout room at the lodge there. It was just too difficult to try to measure out twelve miles precisely up on the mountain, so we opted to do it where we knew that a) we would do the correct distance, and b) we would not be attacked by bears. Anyway, it went pretty well. The only lowlight was afterwards, when I (gross) finally lost that toenail that was giving me trouble. Things have actually been a lot better since it came off, so I don't really mind. That toe hasn't hurt at all. But... now the same toe on the other foot is having the same problem. I'm pretty sure that it's my shoes that are causing this phenomenon. In any case, I'm actually just sort of hoping that the other toenail comes off soon, too. Because it's really no big deal, and that puts a stop to the pressure pain on the toe. (end gross)
In gel news, for the 12-miler I had Powerbar's Double Latte, Gu's Orange Burst, and one other that I forget. I really liked the Double Latte one; it was less like a gel and more liquid-y, making it more like doing a shot of coffee than a throatful of gel. Plus, it has 50mg of caffeine, which punched up my run a bit. The Orange Burst one was less enjoyable.
Last Saturday was a six-mile recovery run with our pace group, who we rejoined after a couple of weeks' absence. It was good to get back with our group. We will definitely all need to support one another for next week's run: fourteen miles. Get ready.
Hope all's well with all of you out there... thanks for stopping in and reading! Have a great day.
Just got back from this morning's run, about to hop in the shower. Agnes and I really did not feel like running today, but we did it. And, as usual, we are glad that we did. As I've mentioned, the weekday runs are only forty minutes, so it's not really the distance that's the problem. It's the getting up out of bed so early! Evening is not a good option so our only real choice is to do it in the morning. That means we have to haul ourselves out of bed while it's still dark, and that is just not my nature.
Anyway, the run didn't feel very good at first but I loosened up over time and by the time that it was over, I was feeling pretty good.
I have skipped over a few updates (sorry!), so to bring you up to speed... we ran our 12-miler a couple of Saturdays ago at Mount Magazine State Park in Arkansas. Hold on, though, before you get to enthralled by the majesty and wonder of running along beautiful nature trails; we ran it in the workout room at the lodge there. It was just too difficult to try to measure out twelve miles precisely up on the mountain, so we opted to do it where we knew that a) we would do the correct distance, and b) we would not be attacked by bears. Anyway, it went pretty well. The only lowlight was afterwards, when I (gross) finally lost that toenail that was giving me trouble. Things have actually been a lot better since it came off, so I don't really mind. That toe hasn't hurt at all. But... now the same toe on the other foot is having the same problem. I'm pretty sure that it's my shoes that are causing this phenomenon. In any case, I'm actually just sort of hoping that the other toenail comes off soon, too. Because it's really no big deal, and that puts a stop to the pressure pain on the toe. (end gross)
In gel news, for the 12-miler I had Powerbar's Double Latte, Gu's Orange Burst, and one other that I forget. I really liked the Double Latte one; it was less like a gel and more liquid-y, making it more like doing a shot of coffee than a throatful of gel. Plus, it has 50mg of caffeine, which punched up my run a bit. The Orange Burst one was less enjoyable.
Last Saturday was a six-mile recovery run with our pace group, who we rejoined after a couple of weeks' absence. It was good to get back with our group. We will definitely all need to support one another for next week's run: fourteen miles. Get ready.
Hope all's well with all of you out there... thanks for stopping in and reading! Have a great day.
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