Long Run Day

Saturday, Long Run Day

I ran at lunch Thursday and Friday, fast and with a 1/2 mile uphill at the end. So my legs were a little beat when I started today. This morning I checked the temperature online before I started out and was surprised to see that it was 72 degrees with 90% humidity. On my way to the Riverwalk I passed a bank and it read 76 degrees. So it was a little warm but very humid. It was foggy on the Riverwalk and still a little dark when I got there at 7am

Based on the McMillan Running Calculator, I thought I'd run 10 miles at between 9:30 and 10:30.... so this is what happened:

Mile Split Time
1 10:06
2 9:46
3 10:11
4 9:57
5 9:44
6 9:45
7 10:24
8 9:54
9 10:11
10 9:51
11 10:01
12 10:05

Grand total: 12.03 miles, avg pace = 10:00, calories burned: 1771

I've seen a lot of information about how often to use energy gels, and for me it usually works out to every 30 minutes. It was warm and very humid this morning, and I really had to force myself to wait until each 3-mile point to eat the gel. I had my waist pack water bottle and refilled it 3 times during the run, so about 60 ounces. I've done this same run in similar weather but used the camelbak filled with half water, half gatorade, and that worked better for me. I was really beat today at the end of the run.