12 Miler today, bring on the Half Mary!

I ran the big 12 miles today in preparation for next week’s Half Marathon in Philadelphia. Without pushing, I was out there for around 2:04, which is damn good for me.  My goal next week is to hit the 12 mile marker within 2 hours.  My father-in-law is stepping up next week and has offered to run the last 5 with me and will pace me as well as dole out the Clif Shots and Gatorade.

Speaking of Clif Shots, my run was to test my performance with energy supplements along the way, which I’ve never done. I’m not sure if I actually felt great at mile 10, but I also never stopped moving, and if the Clif Shots were even partly responsible, well, then they did their job.  I took one 15 minutes before I started, and then at miles 3, 6 and 9.  I had some trouble opening the packet on mile 3, and I clearly demonstrated that I was a novice at taking energy supplements while continuing to run.  It got better as I went.

I hope I didn’t overtrain for next week...I guess we’ll find out.

See you in Philadelphia on the 19th of November!

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