Today, I set out to tackle my scheduled 10-mile run. As with the 8-mile run last week, I went along the lakefront in order to have an easier ability to run such a distance. I set out pretty early, waking around 6, so I could be running no later than 8. I took the train over to Millennium Park and started running south from the corner of Monroe and Lake Shore Drive. I ran around the museum campus to about 42nd Avenue, before turning back. When I turned around, at 5 miles, I tried out some Gu I picked up at Sports Authority. This squeezable endurance gel supplies you with the energy and nutrients you need when training for long-distance marathons. I tried the Tri-Berry flavor, which wasn’t awful. It certainly wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad either. It took me almost 3 miles to consume the entire pack, but I feel like it helped a bit. I’m looking forward to trying the Lime flavor, hoping it will be better.
The run itself went alright. I again maintained my 10- to 10 1/2-mile pace with no problem. I was a little tired at the beginning, but I just let my body get into a rhythm. One thing I’m pretty happy about is being able to maintain my pace throughout a run, and knowing when to back off or push harder.
About 7 miles in, the GPS on my phone stopped working, so my tracked run was messed up, and missing about 1 1/2 miles toward the end. At any rate, it was pretty easy to figure out when to stop since I went halfway before turning back.
After my run, I hung out with my cousin and walked around the Loyola campus, which I hope will help with my muscles. Now that I’m home, I’m looking forward to sitting around and relaxing. I definitely think some yoga tomorrow would be wise. At this point my weekday runs are getting longer, continuing to up my mileage each week. So I want to focus on staying as limber and stretched as possible, without overdoing it.
Schedule for Week 5:
Monday – Run 3 miles
Tuesday – Run 5 miles
Wednesday – Off
Thursday – Run 3 miles
Friday – Off
Saturday – Run 10 miles
Sunday – Off
TOTAL: 16 miles
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