20
This entry was posted on 3/4/2007 3:21 PM and is filed under uncategorized.
This was the second 20 miler in this cycle and it was much faster and felt much better than the first one. I went back to what I used to do on the longer runs; looping back past my house to get a drink and a powergel. I did 7 up by the beach, then I did 7 on the bike trail, then another 6 on the bike trail, after each loop I get a Gatorade and a gel. I don't know why I got away from this routine, but it makes such a difference. It breaks up the run mentally, plus I'm taking in calories so I didn't feel so tired during the last few miles.
This run felt really good. The pace was steady throughout, despite a stiff west wind. I sped up a bit over the last couple of miles for a total time out of 2:35, this is 7 minutes faster that my last 20 4 weeks ago but the effort felt the same. Progress.
Total for the week: 55
for the year: 436
