Well I purchased a new hydration pack for my running.
I thought I would like it, but I'm not so sure after the first run with it. Monday
after work was a beautiful day. I thought it was a perfect time to go on a long
run, which I missed this past weekend, and try out my new hydration system. It
didn’t go so well. I got a 7 mile run in
but my pace plummeted. I struggled to keep my overall pace for the run under
13:44 (the marathon relay time limit). I’m not sure what my problem was. I had
water, which I desperately need on my last long runs and I had some salted nut
rolls so I could keep my hunger at bay. It was great having the water and the
salt nut rolls were great. But I don’t know what my time was so slow. Maybe I
was having a bad day? Possible, I did a
fast run on Saturday at the Gorilla Run so maybe I was still recovering. Maybe it was the water
pack. I really don’t know. I don’t want to wear it again but the thing was
expensive so I have to give it another shot.
Also this week…
Sunday I took Mike and Mom to The Running Room to see
if we could get Mike some new shoes. His shoes are in bad shape and he needs a
good shoe that will support him. He bought some dry fit socks so that was a
start but the store didn’t have shoes his size. After that Mike and I went for
a 2 mile walk on the Minnesota River Bluff trails. It was nice to take him to a
real trail away from traffic. A nice change of scenery. After our walk we had
Subway for lunch and that was about it. It was a nice weekend with the family.
Biking around
After they left on Sunday, Eric and I went for a bike ride.
We biked to Caribou Coffee for a hot chocolate. We couldn’t finish the drink so
thankfully I have a 2nd bottle holder on my bike. That was a mistake…my bike, as
well as myself, was covered in hot chocolate! Oh well. We only managed 9 miles.
Splits and Badges
So here are my splits…yuck! And my La Fiesta Badge
for running on Cinco de Mayo. :)
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