Ran a half marathon on the treadmills at work at 2.0 elevation. The preprogrammed workout limit is 60 minutes, so I rotated to three different machines to get the whole half marathon in.
The first machine was in direct sunlight, ao it was a bit warm but felt good. An hour in, chugged a smoothie to keep energy up. Never eaten anything whilst running until today. Worked out well, could feel the energy burst about 15 minutes into the second spurt.
Was surprised how easy the second hour went, since last week I was dead around 11 miles. This week felt great. So good I didn't bother eating the banana I brought and finished the last 24:30 up on water. Took a sip every half mile and it seemed to work, plus my pack lasted the whole run.
Best part was the music and the wandering mind. And watching others come, do their workout, and go in three shifts. Spent the better part of last night organizing my music into different paces. First 60 was long slow songs to keep me from overpacing. Second 60 was medium pace, final 24:30 on fast songs. Favorite songs during the first two hours came from angels and airwaves (thus the title of the post from Tremors on The Dream Walker). At the end, I was pleased that "even if she falls" by blink brought me to a strong finish.
At the end, estimate I had two miles left in the tank, but decided to save them for later since I was already past goal. Stretched for a while and slammed a protein shake upon return to the office.
Successful test run for the upcoming half in mid-April, and halfway to the full in July. May need to track down my larger camelbak after all.
As of today, 15 lbs left to go to goal. Goal is to vaporize another 10 by the end of april. That should also help add the miles.
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