Gourmet Runner

Another one for the books! After last weekend's long run disaster , I was pretty nervous about tackling 20 miles today. In an effort to eliminate those problems this week, I reduced my fiber intake yesterday, and this morning tried a different oatmeal combo. Instead of peanut butter, flax seeds, and chocolate protein powder, I had a 1/2 spoon of PB and LOTS of honey. Hooray! No run-to-the-bathroom issues! And after the run, I could still smile. Such a success! Still standing...a good sign! If I can smile I'll live! It was my second 20 mile run, and this one was much easier. It's true that these long runs are so important for your confidence. The treadmill only runs on a 99 minute cycle, so I split the run into 2 parts, for a total of 3 hours, 18 minutes. I was hoping for negative splits, but didn't quite make it. Still happy overall. I went slow enough to only need one walk break for a minute around 16 miles.  Part 1 Part 2 I could have ...