Lindsey and I were at the trailhead bright and early this morning to get our eight miles in (Lindsey had wanted to do ten, but it just didn't happen). The weather was great--temperatures in the mid to upper 40s and partly cloudy.
I was indeed quite sore from Tuesday's run and Wednesday's Pilates session, so we agreed to run slow and easy and just enjoy it. We had to do our own water stops since it was a workday and my husband couldn't be there to help, but it worked out okay. Lindsey and I both wore our water belts, and I carried a 16-ounce bottle of water to and from our water stop area. I managed to make it to the 4-mile mark before I had a gel. I tried a Hammer Vanilla gel today and it was just okay. I think I like the raspberry and apple-cinnamon ones the best.
The weather clouded up on the way back, and we got rained on in the last two miles, but it wasn't a frog-strangler or anything--nothing worse than what we endured during the St. Malachi race.
The inside of my right knee (where all those hamstring attaching points are!) started complaining around mile 7, and the inside of my left quad got in on the action about a half-mile from the finish, but we made it to the end in reasonably good repair, posting a not-too-terrible 1:32:15 for an 11:32 pace per mile. That's not nearly as fast as I was last Sunday, but still faster than the previous group attempt (1:32:59). I made sure to use the resistance band and stretch out my hamstrings when we were done. It worked much better once I remembered that the band was supposed to go over the arch of my foot, not behind my knee!
Today was Lindsey's 30th birthday, so I insisted on treating her to breakfast/lunch at the bakery. We had a nice meal and a great time, and we were all done by 11:00! Talk about a productive morning!
Lindsey is now in Vegas! Hope you're having a great time, Lindsey!
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