2 hour trail run today. First real "long" run since my 100 miler. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"> Nice technical trails. A couple stream crossings. My DH came and rode his mountain bike. <img alt="smile.gif" src="http://files.kickrunners.com/smilies/smile.gif"><br><br><img alt="" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/merigayle/64f45d7feca0.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><img alt="" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/merigayle/49f17decf318.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><img alt="" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/merigayle/5f0c5ee9e33a.jpg" style="border:0px solid;"><br><img alt="" src="http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a290/merigayle/5d091bea2016.jpg" style="border:0px solid;">
Sunday exercise/ race/ run report & check in 4/22
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18 mile long run. 75F and sunny at 12pm<br><br>
Just one of those tough runs. Surely, I'm still feeling it a bit from last week, but I do feel good enough to continue training on. Add to situation that I started the run hungry. With only a clif bar and a cup of coffee at 9am, I headed out the door with less than topped off tanks. I carried a bottle and a few gels.<br><br>
While I knew I shouldn't feel this bad in the first 5 miles, coincidentally this morning, I read this month's <i>Lab Report</i> (Pete Pfitzinger's monthly column in <i>Running Times.)</i> The article, titled "Fuel Management," covered the storage, use and depletion of glycogen, as well as the role of fat, as it applies to distance running (and racing.)<br><br>
Fortunately, I have some experience in the "running hungry" category and it helped to have Pete's expert advice back up my theory. He presents a study that suggests to do a portion of training on low glycogen stores. This is a condition that I am not comfortable with, but I appreciate knowing that enduring some tough miles while hungry will allow further adaptation of my ability to store even greater amounts of that precious glycogen.<br><br>
Not an entirely bad result. Add to fact that today is the warmest day of year. Just a type of suffering that I am not accustomed to at the end of a long run. I don't like being hungry. The good news is, that I am now home safe and ready to reload those fuel stores!<br><br>
2:32 (8:27 pace)
Just one of those tough runs. Surely, I'm still feeling it a bit from last week, but I do feel good enough to continue training on. Add to situation that I started the run hungry. With only a clif bar and a cup of coffee at 9am, I headed out the door with less than topped off tanks. I carried a bottle and a few gels.<br><br>
While I knew I shouldn't feel this bad in the first 5 miles, coincidentally this morning, I read this month's <i>Lab Report</i> (Pete Pfitzinger's monthly column in <i>Running Times.)</i> The article, titled "Fuel Management," covered the storage, use and depletion of glycogen, as well as the role of fat, as it applies to distance running (and racing.)<br><br>
Fortunately, I have some experience in the "running hungry" category and it helped to have Pete's expert advice back up my theory. He presents a study that suggests to do a portion of training on low glycogen stores. This is a condition that I am not comfortable with, but I appreciate knowing that enduring some tough miles while hungry will allow further adaptation of my ability to store even greater amounts of that precious glycogen.<br><br>
Not an entirely bad result. Add to fact that today is the warmest day of year. Just a type of suffering that I am not accustomed to at the end of a long run. I don't like being hungry. The good news is, that I am now home safe and ready to reload those fuel stores!<br><br>
2:32 (8:27 pace)
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