AM - long run, 13 miles. Got up early, ran to the store to get some gels, on the way back had to stop at the gas station for a pit stop, then headed out. I had a small bottle full of gatorade with me, and one extra gel (I had eaten the other one as soon as I got out of the store). Got going, and got into a nice groove. I was running somewhere between 7:50-8:00 pace. Stopped halfway and took my other gel, finished most of the gatorade. I decided I don't like running with a bottle in my hand - it made my shoulders tense up and get kind of tight. I felt very good throughout the run. At 10 miles, I was starting to get kind of bored, so I decided I would do some MP miles to see how I could handle it at the end of a long run. I was originally thinking I would do the last 3 miles at MP, but after the first, two, I was pretty tired and decided to just cool down the last mile. First MP mile was in 7:10 - a little slow, but I was getting into a rhythm. Second MP mile was in 6:45 - more along the lines of what I was shooting for. Total time of 1:40, average pace of 7:41/mile. The Garmin was off because I didn't push the start/stop button when I stopped at the 1/2 way mark, so it kept recording. I took a minute off the total Garmin time, which is about how long I stopped. When I got home, I found myself feeling absolutely ravenous. I went to the store and picked up some breakfast (protein drink, odwalla bar and gatorade). I also weighed myself, and was only 162.6, which is the lowest I have been since Lybi and I got married. Sasha and I had previously agreed that 50 mpw seemed to be the magic number for me, and I have really seen the pounds start to come off. I am so excited - I know that every pound I lose will make it that much easier for me to achieve my goal at St. George. I am very optimistic that I will be able to reach my goal of 155 by the time SGM rolls around. This is also the highest mileage week I have had since I started running again, period. I am feeling very good, will plan on maintaining this mileage next week, and then increasing a few more the week after that. It also looks like we have made a decision on my 1/2 marathon - we will be going to Colorado Springs over Labor Day weekend and I will plan on running the ADT 1/2 marathon. Although it is at altitude (6100 ft), it is a pretty flat course, out and back, so it should give me a pretty good indication of my fitness.
(ProGrid Guide - 198.55)
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