I decided to go for a distance run today. The loop I chose is somewhere in the neighborhood of 11.5 miles. I can't tell you exactly how far because I got to 9.15 miles and hit a wall...hard. Still, I'm overall pleased with how the day went. I covered this distance in 1:56:21 for an average pace of 12:43.
I'm sure a part of getting stuck when I did is because I have not been in the habit of carrying any sort of snack with me. I'm thinking that dried pineapple would be a solid option that's easy to carry. If I can get into routinely running longer distances like this, maybe those running gels would work well, too (although I've heard that you can give yourself diarrhea if you're not used to them).
There was likely a mental component to this, too, and that's something that will have to be worked on over time.
Still, this was a major accomplishment, and I'm thrilled I was able to do what I did today!
