Due to a forecasted blizzard warning and 12-18 inches of snow arriving Friday to Saturday evening, I decided to move my long run for the week from Saturday to Thursday. Today's weather was beautiful for running. It was in the 40s and overcast. Perfect! My training plan called for 18 miles. It went pretty well and I ended up with a 9:18 average. The hardest part for me with having to eat a fuel packet at miles 5, 10, and 15. Running fuel does not taste good to me. I know that it is important to fuel for a long run, so I will continue my plan to consume one per every five miles. I have been using the Huma Chi Energy Gels because they seem to be a little easier on my stomach. The best flavor that I have tried is strawberry and the worst flavor so far has been apple cinnamon. I am happy to have this run completed. I will have a 20 mile run in two weeks and then the program lowers the milage until the marathon. I only took two pictures today. The entrance ramp in the above photo is called Gravity Hill. Locals say that if you put your car in neutral, you actually go back up the hill. (I may have tried it...if I tried it...it worked!)
Happy Running! -Stephanie
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Missee
4/12/2018 09:19:23 pm
Wow--great job on the 18 miler! I want to try out that hill sometime--you know, to see if it works :-)
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