Tuesday, July 28, 2009

I have been struggling with a knee injury and the heat this summer. Every race or training run seems shortened because of one or the other. But I got in a good run this morning. Out the door at 5:02 a.m. for a 10-mile run, temperature 79 F, heat index 83 F. I intended to run at a 12 minute pace, since that is the pace I have been having a hard time holding for very long. I eventually want to run 20 at that pace in the heat. Anyway I succeeded for 10, here are my splits:

12:04, 11:31, 11:22, 11:21, 11:13, 11:27, 11:07, 11:21 (stopped to re-fill, did not stop my watch), 10:55, 10:19.

Negative splits, baby!

I drank Nuun, raspberry flavored. It is pretty good and I haven't gotten any stomach problems from using it, but it is kind of expensive and I am going to experiement. I have ordered S! Caps, which a lot of runners use.

No significant knee problems, but we'll see how I feel tomorrow. I am hoping to start getting in some consecutive training days so I can start improving again.

5 comments:

  1. And who exactly is Pops? Kerry? Mark? Daryl?

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  2. I think Pops is Mark, only because I've spied on him on his family blog.
    I should mention the last run I had forgotten to buy anything so I put regular salt, that blue potassium salt and sugar in my fuel belt bottles. They were just right, tasted like dilute sweat. Except they were warm by the time I needed them.

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  3. Yep, it's me, Mark. I am Pops on my other blog and my choice was to get a second name and confuse me, or confuse y'all. Easy choice.

    S! Caps are used by a lot of ultra runners for electrolyte replacement on long runs. I am looking around for something cheap that my stomach will tolerate. Straight salt doesn't do it. I'll let you know how it goes. They should arrive tomorrow or the next day.

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  4. Yeah, baby - love the neg splits!
    Looking forward to today's run!
    Go Elaine Go!

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