Today I had something happen that hasn't happened to me yet, and I'd only heard rumors of. I had an 'invisible' mile. That's right - a mile I never knew I ran! Mile 4 - 5 seemed to pass without my knowing I was running. Amazing! I was talking on and on to Hubster about random topics and before I knew it I had reached 5 miles. Wow! Now, this meant the last two miles felt extremely hard to make up for my 'lack of perceived effort' from 4 to 5. Oh well, win some lose some. :)
It's also really nice that my 'wall' (where I feel I really have to push myself from that point to the end of my run) has moved from 2.5 miles to 5 miles!! I've doubled my comfort zone! If someone were to say 'hey, want to go out for an easy 5 miles?' my answer would now be 'absolutely!' instead of 'huh? 5 miles? are you crazy?' like it was 2 months ago. Awesomeness my friends!
I really feel like I'm earning my new bumper magnet I have on my car:
Awesome job! I used to have those invisible miles and I'm hoping for some again before too long!
ReplyDeleteLast year I ate a GU or shot block or whatever every 3-4 miles during my long runs. This year I think I'm going for gummy bears as they taste so much better and the consistency doesn't bother me nearly as much.
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ReplyDeleteI absolutely love those 'invisible' miles too!
ReplyDeleteawesome. sounds like you had an incredible run!! :)
ReplyDeletei didn't start using gels until got to the 8-10 mile range. i think you should just listen to your body when deciding when to add.
Great job! I would say go for a second gel once you hit 10 miles. You could do one gel every 45 min.
ReplyDeleteHi. Thanks for stopping by my blog! I'm now following you, and look forward to reading more about your running adventures. :) And yes, I do love those invisible miles!
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