Sunday Runday.... Yesterday

18km turned 19km... Started off a little too fast around 6 min/km (tooooo fast for my long slow), dropped down to 6:20 and felt better, but because it has been so so long since my last long run (ok it hasn't been THAT long, but definitely a while since crossing over 12km) at 13km I started to crash and really had to work on keeping my mind focus on my form, which made the whole thing easier.
I think I also began talking to someone I had caught up with around here, which dragged me down quite a bit.  Note to self: talking and me makes running harder. ;) Even on a long slow.
So I really had to keep my mind occupied to get to 18 which put me at a slight incline hill, that we all dread.... I could have stopped and walked the last km but it was just ONE km, so I pushed through it, slowly, terribly.

I completed my 19 in 2 hour 5 minutes, not toooo bad.  One 18 and one 20 before race day left.

I tried Stinger Cherry Cola chews this time, I had 2 every other 1 minute break (so about every 20 minutes), I think this worked but I will try it again this weekend to be sure.  I have been having so much trouble with upset stomach during runs that I had to try something that wasn't Gu.

I didn't get the upset stomach until around km 15 or so I think.  That is not too bad for me.  And it wasn't completely debilitating (bonus).

Back at the store I walked around more than after other long runs, maybe 5 minutes, until I knew I could make the 3 minute drive home without doing something terrible in my car.

I had my quick hot bath and got dressed and crawled in bed to assume the fetal position my body was beginning to crave.  But after 5 minutes, my DDs came in and I forced myself out of bed.  I was a little wobbly ;) BUT I think it was best I stayed out of bed, walking around kept me fully functioning and not dying in bed for hours!!  I even had a dance party in the kitchen not too long after.  For me this is progress.

Around 3pm my hunger hit.  At 5 we had spaghetti with tomato/meat sauce.  This almost did my guts in but I prevailed. :)

I had a nice sound solid sleep .... until 5am. Oh well!


Today I had a nice recovery day, 40 minutes on the treadmill just casual walking (got to keep those fitbit steps up!).

And super excited that my Dynamaxx products arrived today.  Now I can truly try them and be excited to either keep using them myself (because they better do good things) or use them myself AND promote them onto others.  Lets hope the latter works out well. :)

Tonight I shall try my lights off.  And see how it tastes and how my sleep goes.  :D