As I drove to the trailhead today I was shocked to see my thermometer in my car drop to about 59F. WOWWW! It was almost chilly..
Ran the 10.5 miles from Weatherford to Garner. Saw lots of runners finishing their runs..that's strange, the trail opens at sunrise, and it was only about 10 minutes after sunrise.
Though the weather was excellent, I wasn't feeling all that great...I really shouldn't have eaten the 2 Jr bacon cheeseburgers, large order of stuffed jalapeno peppers on my way home from work at 8PM last night. And I REALLY shouldn't have had the chips and salsa, and chocolate chip cookies while working on the computer until midnight, either. The Tums I took before the run seemed to help a lot. (I will not repeat this pre-longrun routine again).
The 2nd half of the run felt better than the first. At the turnaround (Garner store) I bought a 20oz Sobe Energy, and drank it down in about 30 seconds. By then the sun was getting high and no clouds in the sky. By the time I finished, it was 80 degrees, but felt great! Really loved the cooler temperature!
Consumed: 1 Honey Stinger gel, 2 Jolly ranchers, 1 12 oz bottle of water, 6 oz Powerade, 20oz Sobe Energy drink
AP: 8:35 |