Our "Islands club-St George division" had to split up for the 20 mile run. Saturday was just not working out for any of us this time. So Cynthia and Lisa went on friday, and I went today on Sunday. And Karen, bless her heart, ran with me. Friday I was scheduled to teach cycle. I probably shouldve just done the run and then ended with a cycle class. It would be the closest thing to a triathlon that Ill probably ever do. But I felt wimpy about that idea.
Today was one of those runs- I know most of you have had at least one and can relate- when the bathroom issues interfere with the enjoyment. There are very few things that I DONT like about running. Needing to go #2 is definitely something I dont like about running. Ugh!!!
Luckily there are some bathrooms and drinking fountains along our route.
I ate breakfast this morning- corn pops with milk and a little gatorade. Then I took one gell and some power jelly beans while running. I felt so empty, hungry, weak at the end of the run. Its amazing how you just run for a few hours and it seems to sap all your readily available carbs bye-bye...why is my body not drawing more from fat stores??? Cant we tap into that???
I enjoyed running with Karen, and I enjoyed our route. Karen did 15.75 of it. Still no official half marathon under her belt! She's such a good running friend!
I fell asleep for a minute in church. Im in with the Young Women. When I opened my eyes, they were all staring at me, and one girl was laughing. Im glad she laughed, because its probably what woke me up. Oops. So rude to the Women giving the lesson...!
Now that Im tapering, can I still eat custurd at Culver's every friday or saturday night? Its been so easy to justify with these super long runs!
I did a good job with the body glide this morning. There's only one important spot I missed.
Any other questions? I dont know if Im sharing too much random info, but its these details that interest me to know about all of you and your runs. So Im giving you my details...
St George, Im ready for you! Bring it on!!!
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I would totally fall asleep in church if I'd run such a long run prior to it. My legs would cramp as well after sitting for three hours. Did you tell the young women that you'd just run 20 miles?
ReplyDeleteI've never used body glide and know I will need some. Are there many kinds and are all kinds made alike?
Great job Lindy! We totally missed you on Friday. I thought about you running as I was making crepes for my kids on Sunday morning after sleeping till almost 8:00. I hope you got a good nap in yesterday. I almost called you about something - then decided not to risk waking you up. I'm so excited about tapering this week.
ReplyDeleteLind - way to tough it out even with the bathroom issues. We've been through a lot on our training runs so whatever comes our way marathon day, we'll be able to handle it.
ReplyDeleteKaren should run St. George, too. Wish there was a way to sneak her in :) She deserves a chance to earn a marathon medal for all her training time.
I, too, am sad that the marathon will be here and gone before you know it. This has been a {dare I say} fun ride to be on with everyone!
Hannah- I only know of the one brand of "body glide". It looks like a stick of deodorant. You can find it at any running store, and probably at regular sport stores too, like Sports Authority. It is a little expensive, and an acceptable alternative is vaseline.
ReplyDeleteIve used vaseline with good results. Its just kind of icky to apply. But once applied, it works really well.
Yeah...still dying to know what important spot was missed! ;)
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