| | So I attempted to run the 15 miles long distance training run today, but only got to mile 14. My route is here:
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=843615
I would have liked to make it to mile 15 at Wilshire and Veteran, however, it just wasn't going to happen. I didn't have enough energy to complete it, and by mile 14, despite everything being downhill, my legs were just freezing up. I guess I hit "the wall" early, but that would make sense given that I didn't have that much to eat today before starting (I had a bowl of granola, some tea, and an egg custard tart...mainly because yesterday I had a diddy reese and random other late night snacking). Plus, while mapping out my 15 miles, I didn't factor in terrain or hills. The hills part should be more of a concern for me because San Francisco is going to be crazy. But the terrain should be relatively stable, since they are closing down the streets for this. In contrast, the area around Sunset Blvd between 26th street and 405 freeway is terrible to run on. The pavement is all uneven, and it's also very hilly. So maybe I should re-think this 15 mile route for more accomodating terrain. It doesn't even have to be grass - it just has to be even, so my feet don't get killed on running on gravel and other random cracked pavement. boo.
Still, 14 miles is an improvement over the 13.1 I did on Wednesday, and have been doing since going up to the bay area. But my exhaustion today makes me a little concerned about 26 miles, and being able to finish in a timely manner. Maybe I should learn about pacing.
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| | Posted 4/8/2007 11:02 PM - 1 View - 0 eProps - 0 comments
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