On Wednesday I had to get up early and didn’t run. I attended a one-day local tech conference and most of the day I was sitting. So that night I debated with myself if I should do my run since it was late. In the end I choose to do it. Although it was after dinner (full tummy – ugh) I completed 5 miles through my neighborhood. My run was real easy and I’m glad I got it done. The next day I got back into my normal routine of running in the morning. I ran nine miles which for me is a very long morning run. Near the end I was feeling weak and wobbly. With a mile to go I realized that I hadn’t had breakfast or anything else to eat for the past 12 hours. No wonder I was totally depleted and feeling like a slug. I had just run 14 miles on empty! On Friday I took the day off as was scheduled. For this I was glad. Saturday was a 14 mile long run called the Roguette. I ate breakfast beforehand and has one Mocha Clif Shot half way. I ran it easy, but consistent. I don’t exactly know if I kept it conversational since I listened to my iPod mostly, but I think I did. It felt that way. I was relaxed. The weather was great. It was sunny and about 60 degrees Fahrenheit. For some unknown reason I was just cruisin’. I completed it in 2:03 or 8:47 pace. Wow! What a marvelous run. Let’s have more of those. P.S. Afterwards Katie told me I had passed her on San Jacinto, but I never saw her. She was walking, having a tough day, and I was probably in the “zone”. Sigh, I should have seen her.
