I won't always be able to say this, so I'll say it while I can. Today's run was the longest run of my life. I'm still wondering what will happen to me when I "hit the wall" at the 20-mile mark. But, like two weeks ago, I started feeling fatigued after about 2 hours.
My wife said I looked nervous before my run this morning and I guess I was. I decided to try some hammer gels, on advice from someone at a running store. I also stopped three times for water breaks and gel consumption at water fountains along the way (How fortunate! I didn't even carry water.) I was pleased with my overall time of 2:37:31, which translates to 9:00/mile. I felt like I could have kept going, so I sped up a little at the end, running 8:40 miles for the final 2.5 miles.
I hope I can keep my training schedule mostly going next week. My wife is going to Arizona for the birth of a new grandson and I'll be going down there next Saturday. So, this will be an enforced easy week. But it's worth it to get a new grandchild.
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