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2 short-man it was too hot
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| Sunday, 15 March 2009 - Written by mjstone05
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| That was an awesome long run until about mile 18. I stayed consistent with my pace the whole way. My only problem was the heat(it's like 90 and humid right now) and not drinking enough water and falling short by 1 GU. I'm finding, the more long runs I do, that 3 is the magic number for a 20-22. 2 just doesn't do it well- the spacing is wrong and without number 3 the pace just can't be held. I made it to almost 21, but I really wanted a 23- that would push me to a 90 mile total for the week that I wanted. I know it's only 2 miles, but it does mean something to me- because now I've gotta start asking myself if I'll have what it takes in 3 weeks to run a 50 in the heat. Granted, there will be aid stations, but it's going to be even hotter out because it's further south and inland. I really have to figure out my water situation though- I started to get a little bit of nausea and the chills. Nausea is okay, but the chills when it's pushing 90 degrees and sunny is not right. I just hate wearing the camelbak- I much prefer the handheld bottle- there just aren't enough water fountains at the most opportunistic places on the routes I choose. Of course, if I chose to run before sunrise or at night, that might help cut down on the water consumption. Just stuff for me to sort out I guess. I think for the 50 I'll shoot for a GU every 5 miles and a drink(hopefully gatorade, I didn't check what they're going to have yet) at every opportunity. That's going to be the longest day of my life I bet. |
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