Long Run

Went for a long run today. There seems to be a trend of me having my long runs on the mornings when I have plans with my buddy Ben involving beer in the evening. It's probably not the healthiest thing for me.

Today I set off with no real mileage goal in mind; I only knew I wanted it to be at least 7 miles. I kinda figured 10 might be too much for me at this time, and I was probably right. I started in the direction of Ben's house (run details), and I figured I'd swing by and see if they needed any help setting up for tonight's festivities (he's having his Lakeville wedding reception tonight). They didn't, so I just stopped and chatted for a couple minutes before departing towards Orchard Lake.

I took a GU energy gel (Vanilla Bean flavor) at around 4 miles. It seemed to give me a boost for a little while, but it might've been a placebo effect more than anything else. It was fine, as far as taste goes, but I'm still looking forward to trying some other flavors.

It was right around the time that I was passing Sarah's house (with two identical Yarises [Yarii? plural of Yaris] in the driveway) that I realized I had not worn protection. Nipple protection that is. I decided to run another couple miles, and once the sun was behind the clouds, take my shirt off. I'm glad I did. My nipples are still in great shape :), but I have no doubt that another mile or 2 and they wouldn't have been so happy.

The biggest problem with this route is that the last 2 miles seemed to be almost completely uphill, which is not fun, but overall I'm pretty satisfied with the run. Keeping the pace at 10:13 for 8.5 miles is pretty decent for me, and I'm starting to get a little confidence regarding what my half-marathon time could be.

That's all for this post. Hopefully the next post won't be too far into the future.