Strictly speaking, Practising My Race Strategy would have involved running uphill for four miles, since that's basically what the first part of the Stonehaven Half Marathon entails, but I'm not hardcore enough to do that when I don't absolutely have to, so I started with a quick (actually not that quick) lap of the park, back past my house, along to the Bridge of Dee roundabout, along the river to the bigger park, and back up the old railway line. Basically the same route I did on Sunday, but extended at both ends.
Feeling pretty knackered by the 6 mile point (it was quite hot, which didn't help) and decided to give the gel a whirl, which was easier said than done, as ripping off the top of it proved less straightforward than one might think. Then I had to actually swallow the bloody thing which was also easier said than done as it was foul. Think a tenner of petrol would have tasted nicer. I only took about half the packet. However, it did have somewhat of the desired effect as I felt a bit sharper and less like sitting down and not getting up again. Could have been psychological, of course.
Really need to get my head around this refuelling business a bit more. Are there any gels which don't taste horrible?
Distance: 11.18 miles
Time: 1:52:21
Average pace: 10:02
Splits:
- 10:49
- 10:22
- 9:50
- 10:15
- 9:57
- 9:54
- 9:52
- 10:17
- 9:47
- 10:19
- 9:18
- 1:39
Total Juneathon running time so far: 10:19:32
