Observation – Fueled for the Run

Just an observation I had this weekend.

I have been doing a 5mile loop that takes me about 50mins to complete on average most days. I usually run 2-3 times a week and will generally begin to flatten my pace out around the half-way mark, meaning that this is where I start to feel challenged in the run.

This time around though I wanted to break up my pace and I set a goal of 6-7 miles in about an hour for my Sunday run. A doable goal that would also I think add a little more stress to the run to stimulate some needed physical progress to my workouts. In the end I amazed myself with how much energy I had during the entire run. I have to double check the total distance but I’m estimating it to be around 7miles and I finished in 1 hour, a new best for me.

What I did different; I paid more attention to what I ate for the day. Five small meals (includes protein shake) spread out over the day I think really helped out. I had a huge amount of energy and fatigue didn’t set in – I trully think I could have gone for another 5 miles if I had more time. Additionally my left knee and hip bothered me around the last part of the run otherwise I think I could have even done a better time.