Ing’s Blog

On Sunday morning I ran eighteen miles.  I was very nervous about this run.  I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to do it since my last run of 16 miles was a bit rough.  We had spaghetti the night before and I was pretty cognizant of drinking plenty of fluids the day before.  I also changed up the amount of fluids I drank on the run.  This time I drank 2 small bottles of water and one small bottle of G2 grape colored for the entire 18, along with one gel pack.  These bottles are for my kids lunch, so they are quite a bit smaller than the type you purchase.  I felt like I could have drank a ton more, but I didn’t want to have to use the bathroom during the run.

My pace was great until about mile 14, somewhere around 9:15  and then I slowed down considerably.  All in all, I think it went well.  There were a few minor issues, but nothing worth mentioning unless they pop up again after the first 20 miler of the season.  Hopefully there will be no show stopper issues to come in the next several weeks.

I am pretty sure that if I can do the marathon this year, that next year, I’ll be sticking with the 1/2 marathon until I hit 40.  Why?  Well, to be quite honest, I am beginning to think marathons are for crazy people.  However, it’s hard for me to bail on it after I’ve started and gotten to some decent mileage, but still, I mean come on….it is a bit crazy to make yourself run 26.2 miles.  So next year, I’m thinking, no more craziness and I’ll stick with the very fun 1/2 marathon distance of 13.1.  You may think 13.1 miles is crazy too, but don’t hack it until you’ve tried it.  JR says I always mess up my sayings, so if I get that wrong forgive me

By the way, many weeks ago I switched to New Balance for shoes.  I really wanted the way expensive $120 pair of Saucony’s but I refrained and went for the New Balance pair

Oh yeah, also my latest invention for chaffing problems, chapstick.  Maybe men don’t have to worry about this because they don’t have to wear a bra, but it works for me