20 miles

[marathoner452]

20 miles this morning starting at 8:30 at mile 0 on the NCR Trail.

Gels at miles 4, 8, 12, 16. Gel at 16 was caffeinated, hence I ran 9:16, 9:18, 9:06 for the last 3 miles for a final run time of 3:19:41/9:59 pace. I have never, so far as I can remember, run that far that fast without being in a race. I never felt tired, and I actually could have run farther. Definitely bodes well for race day.

Celebrated afterwards with blueberry pancakes and orange juice at Bagel Works and coconut custard from Snickerdoodles where my sister works.

Marathon is 11/25. Goal is under 4 hours/9:09 pace. 5k next weekend, 21 miles the weekend after that, then taper…just 5 weeks to go!

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Comments

[cookiesr1.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I like those sport beans too, do those work the same way pretty much? I'm signed up for the marathon so I'm going for that...

[marathoner452.livejournal.com]

I just bought a few bags at the Baltimore Marathon expo, so I'll give them a try on my next long run and let you know what I think. They probably taste better than gels, but they look like they're not quite as easy to open.

~Bethany