Matt & I had planned on meeting up for a long run today before our 10K tomorrow. We met at the Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve to do two 9-mile loops. We started off at a pretty quick clip, running somewhere around 7 minute miles. As we continued, the pace gradually increased. By the end of the first lap, I was breathing very heavy and doubtful I could keep that pace for another 9 miles.
After the first loop, we took a quick break and fueled up. I only had water, no Boost, sports drink, food, etc.
We started the 2nd loop at a moderate pace, but by about mile 3(12 overall) we picked it up again. At mile 13, I considered slowing down and was really pushing it, but with Matt there, I kept moving good. No real IT/knee pain. Toes were bothering me, felt like blisters were forming/toenails were possibly coming off. Kept running hard, felt like race pace right now, probably could have used some carbohydrate/sodium. Legs seemed to be weakening. Comparable to mile 20 of marathon. I was a few steps ahead of Matt for the final 5 miles, but with a mile to go, I started running very hard and was able to sprint into the finish.
This was my longest run since Kettle and my longest run on non-rooty/rocky trails since last summer(Wow!) and longest run since Kettle. I felt tired, but not as much from the distance moreso from racing it. I feel confident over marathon distance, I just need to work on speed now.
Total Distance: 18 miles
Earlier in day, I did the crunch routine:
100 crunches regular
75 right
75 left
* two sets total
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