Longest run to date

Today I ran just about 15 miles.
I went a route that I hadn't mapped out before and forced myself to run for 2.5 hours. Surprisingly enough, I made it!

Last week was a little rough for training because of shin issues. I took it nice and easy and had planned to run 15 (or as far as I could manage) on Sunday morning. That plan got thwarted by a migraine that manifested itself at 4 am so instead, I took it easy. Had some Exedrin migraine, slept in, watched a little TV and then headed down to Georgetown for a baptism/luncheon.

This morning it was on.
I set the alarm for 5am, ate a quick breakfast and then went out.
Generally speaking, I felt pretty good. There were occasional twinges in my knee/pains in my shin but it went away. My stomach even behaved itself too! I was amazed. I ran with my old busted fuel belt and then carried a third bottle in my hand so the hydration was pretty good. I ate a gel on the Key bridge and managed to keep it down as well.

I tried using electrolyte tablets for the first time as well. I think that Hammer Endurolytes will become a mainstay for long, hot endurance days.

Here is a link to sort of where I went. Hard to account for some of the weird twists/turns off the roads.

Next stop....TIMBERMAN!
6 days and counting...