20 miles in 2:23:18, 7:10/mi, HR 154. Last 20 miler before the marathon in 2 weeks. Another FFLR with 12 miles easy and increasing pace the last 8 to average MP or better. Same course as last week. Decent quantity of sleep but poor quality the last few days since Dianna is out of town. Dropped below freezing overnight and frosty on the roads this morning, but sunny, so I waited for the sun to melt off the ice and dressed in my CW-X tights, long sleeved shirt, hat, and gloves. Wound up being 50F by the finish, so definitely overdressed this one. Also decided to try my Brooks T3 Racers to see if they'd be suitable for racing in the marathon (between these and the new Adrenalines I wore last week). Also decided on gatorade instead of water and GUs for this run.
Felt okay the first 12, averaging 7:27/mi....not too tired and pretty smooth. I was feeling a bit unenergetic, so I took a GU at the 12 mi mark. Uphill on the last 8 wasn't bad...7:01, 7:05, 7:16, 7:13. Downhill wasn't bad the first two but got real tough the last two: 6:18, 6:22, 6:18, 6:09. 6:43/mi average for the final 8 miles, so a tad slower there versus last week, but a slightly faster run overall. Other than feeling very tired the last two, I feel good about this workout. I think I didn't get enough carbs for dinner last night and the gatorade didn't quite provide enough, especially since the GU I took at mile 12 would've worn off right around mile 17-18 (where I got really tired). Still not sure about the shoes.....the racers worked fine but I could tell there's a lot less cushioning in them and I wonder if it's worth the weight over the course of 26.2 miles. But that's something I can ponder for the next 2 weeks in all my spare time. | Adrenaline 8 (Blue) | 387.43 miles | | Asics 2130 (Blue) | | | NB 903 | 175.4 miles | | Adrenaline 8 (Green) | 14.64 miles | | Brooks T3 Racer(Red) | 20 miles
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