Well, I did it! It wasn't easy, but 18 miles wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. I have decided that I am in love with energy gels and I just went out and bought a ton of them yesterday. I will not be running over 16 miles without them. They don't really taste that good, but they make me feel so good and give me a jolt of energy. Although, they don't really stave off my hunger... You might be surprised how much you can eat when you are getting that much exercise. I'm not surprised Michael Phelps eats as much as he does, because he burns it all off in just a couple hours.
I am approaching my goal of $2000. I am at about $1600 right now... so please donate! I have been steadily selling food at work and collecting cans for neighbors to recycle (Iowa has a 5 cent deposit on all pop and beer cans and bottles). Anyway, things have been busy with 2 jobs and getting in the long mileage days. Luckily, this weekend's run is only 10 miles. YAY! I hope to be done in about 1:30:00. And the great thing is that I probably won't be sore for 3 days after! Last week, I averaged 11-12 min/mi, but that is skewed because I walked a lot the last couple of miles but started the run with the fast girls. I am going to have to work on pace.
See you after my 10-mile run!
1 comment:
Ann,
Way to go with your training! Try starting SLOW at the start and speeding up as the run goes along ;) You are going to do great in Des Moines. I'll be there to cheer you on!
GO TEAM,
Amanda
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