I was nervous as I think once we get into the double digits the running gets real. The “I think I can do this” for the nine miles last week turns into “I hope I can do this” when running 11. I could not quite relax during the whole run and doubted myself the entire time. I had a sip of Gatorade at mile 6.2 and that was it which I believe ultimately was my downfall. By mile 8 – I was really tired and even with my maple syrup fuel – I did not have anything in the tank. It was a slow walk/jog for the last 3 miles just to get it down. I have some serious work to so over the next few days before I go to 12 miles next Saturday.
Start Time: 9:15 AM
Duration: 150 Minutes
Distance: 11.01 Miles
Route:
Path to Cunningham to 2 laps around Gbur to Garden to PHS to Palatine to Wilke, to Winston and home.
Pre Training Routine
Watched a video with Robin Arzon, at my usual 1/2 english muffin with peanut butter and had a Yerba Mate.
Post Training Routine
Stretching and trying to stay as active as I could.