Happy sunny Sunday afternoon all! I hope everyone is having a great weekend and got a chance to enjoy some of this nice weather.
I started my weekend off very low-key on Friday night. I was exhausted from a busy week and came home to veg with the Hubby. We were super lazy and ordered pizza, stayed in and watched the movie 2012. I know what you’re thinking – terrible movie, but actually….I didn’t hate it like I thought I would. It was very action packed and absolutely ridiculous at times, but it held my attention.
I went to bed around midnight on Friday and was up and out for my long run on Saturday by about 8:30. I fueled up with my usual English muffin with peanut butter and banana (no pic).
Happily, this long run wasn’t a terrible as the last one, but I’m still not feeling fast enough to even come close to qualifying for Boston. Here are my stats:
Mile 1 – 10:17
Mile 2 – 8:41
Mile 3 – 8:57
Mile 4 – 8:56
Mile 5 – 9:10
Mile 6 – 8:29
Mile 7 – 8:57
Mile 8 – 8:45
Mile 9 – 9:13
Mile 10 – 9:06
Mile 11 – 8:46
Mile 12 – 8:42
Mile 13 – 8:58
Mile 14 – 9:42
Mile 15: 8:53
Total Mileage – 15.05 miles in 2:15:56
And I brought my hand-held water bottle along this time. When I trained for my first marathon I went with the fuel belt hydration method, but it annoyed me every now and then. I decided to try out the handheld version for this training. I didn’t mind carrying it too much. It was a little heavy and cold in the beginning, but it was also cold outside, so that probably didn’t help anything. I was glad I brought my water. I tend not to feel as thirsty when I’m running in colder weather, but my body really does need more hydration than I think.
What is your preferred hydration method for long runs?
After my run I was pretty tired. I had planned to do laundry and clean a bit, but I ended up being pretty lazy. I refueled from my run with a Chobani yogurt with Galaxy Granola and Apple Pie Larabar.
It was a lazy afternoon and a lazy dinner. I just had some Kashi Heart to Heart Cereal while we watched The Hurt Locker. I know this movie got rave reviews, but I wasn’t really a fan.
So who else is excited for the Academy Awards tonight?!! I can’t wait. I just got back from a brunch/lunch with a few fellow local blogettes (love that term) and I’ll give you a full recap tomorrow – it was lots of fun. But for now, it’s time for lots of laundry, hopefully a quick 4-5 mile run, figuring out what’s for dinner and getting ready for the Academy Awards! Have a great Sunday all!
Eat, Read, Run 
Great job on the 15 miler. Hey it was a training run, not a race… you never know till race day just how fast you are. At least that is what I tell myself.
I use a fuel belt. I usually only put two bottles in and refill them along the way. Having all 4 bottles filled annoys me. I just fill 2 and keep them in the back slots.
Thank you! That’s what I’m hoping – that miraculously on race day I’ll be super fast and qualify with no problem. 🙂
It was so nice meeting you today! Your time was fabulous on your long run. What was your path? Last year I used a fuel belt but the jiggling bothered me. I know I’d like to try something instead of depending on water stations during the NYC Half because I think it will save time and be easier. Hmm, I wish they let you try them out similar to the way you can try out shoes. 🙂
My path was really boring – I ran to Central Park and did two full loops, then I left the park and ran up to 94th and across to York and back down to my apartment. I need to get more creative with my routes. The handheld was okay, but the next morning my arm was actually a little sore!
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