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Folks, I am here to tell you that Saturday was our 16-miler, and both Agnes and I finished it with relative ease. Which is to say: it was really hard. But compared to my 14-miler agony, it was a breeze! What a difference the weather makes...
Saturday was overcast and drizzling a bit as we made our way to the 31st-Street Beach running location. This is not where we usually go, so I was simultaneously looking forward to a change of scenery and dreading the unknown. The weather actually gave me hope, as I was (and still am) convinced that I was knocked out during the 14-miler by: a) the sweltering sun and b) improper hydration in the week leading up to the run. This last week I did a much better job of drinking water and I could tell the difference even as I was getting ready Saturday morning. I felt more energetic, and I didn't feel thirsty at all. And when I saw the weather, I was heartened because I wan't going to have to deal with the sun so much. The temperature was mid-70s.
Right away when we started I felt pretty good. To run 16 miles starting from the 31st-Street Beach location, we first run 4.5 miles north to Oak Street Beach (just north of Navy Pier), then back past our starting point, then 3.5 miles south (just past the Museum of Science and Industry)
...okay, apologies... I started this post days ago and got to that last bit before I got interrupted, and I only now have been able to get back to it! The thrust of it was that the 16-miler went really well. We took the gels that we knew that we liked and hydrated really well and all in all it was great. The one thing that I wish that I had done differently was to have done a better job applying sunscreen. I run wearing a racing singlet, which exposes the backs of my shoulders to sunlight, but I forgot to apply sunscreen there. So I ended up with a totally sexy patterned sunburn that looks kind of like this:
Anyway, tomorrow is a recovery distance run of only eight miles. Thank goodness!
And a quick fundraising note... look up there! > $4000 and there is still time! So if you haven't donated, or you want to donate again, or you want to pass this along to someone else, now is the time. Thanks so much for reading and for helping me to raise this money!
Take care and I will talk to you again soon...
Folks, I am here to tell you that Saturday was our 16-miler, and both Agnes and I finished it with relative ease. Which is to say: it was really hard. But compared to my 14-miler agony, it was a breeze! What a difference the weather makes...
Saturday was overcast and drizzling a bit as we made our way to the 31st-Street Beach running location. This is not where we usually go, so I was simultaneously looking forward to a change of scenery and dreading the unknown. The weather actually gave me hope, as I was (and still am) convinced that I was knocked out during the 14-miler by: a) the sweltering sun and b) improper hydration in the week leading up to the run. This last week I did a much better job of drinking water and I could tell the difference even as I was getting ready Saturday morning. I felt more energetic, and I didn't feel thirsty at all. And when I saw the weather, I was heartened because I wan't going to have to deal with the sun so much. The temperature was mid-70s.
Right away when we started I felt pretty good. To run 16 miles starting from the 31st-Street Beach location, we first run 4.5 miles north to Oak Street Beach (just north of Navy Pier), then back past our starting point, then 3.5 miles south (just past the Museum of Science and Industry)
...okay, apologies... I started this post days ago and got to that last bit before I got interrupted, and I only now have been able to get back to it! The thrust of it was that the 16-miler went really well. We took the gels that we knew that we liked and hydrated really well and all in all it was great. The one thing that I wish that I had done differently was to have done a better job applying sunscreen. I run wearing a racing singlet, which exposes the backs of my shoulders to sunlight, but I forgot to apply sunscreen there. So I ended up with a totally sexy patterned sunburn that looks kind of like this:
Anyway, tomorrow is a recovery distance run of only eight miles. Thank goodness!
And a quick fundraising note... look up there! > $4000 and there is still time! So if you haven't donated, or you want to donate again, or you want to pass this along to someone else, now is the time. Thanks so much for reading and for helping me to raise this money!
Take care and I will talk to you again soon...
posted by Kenner @ 4:43 PM
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