We're BACK!

RUN 15.5 miles in 3.5-4 hrs, Chubb

It's our first run back on the trails since KM100, and a big test for me. I've been having energy swings, up and down, high and crash,...so I wasn't sure what I'd get today in terms of having even stable and reliable energy. It's now 33 days into No Starches, no wonder I'm flagging in energy, but what happens today? The outcome of today and next weekend could be the deciding factor for what I sign up for this fall.

We stayed with our initial plan to run Chubb, even after TV heard that the trail was flooded last weekend. On the drive out, I suggested a plan: Over the bluff twice, first time no walking, second time power walking the hills. We parked at the RR crossing, put on some bug spray, and took off.

Happily, I was able to run The Wall and run the entire first 8 miles! No energy crash, no mental break. The second loop was as planned with me working on walking faster. Really gotta work on that. Gorgeous warm day, with some cloud cover. Hot, maybe, but not terribly.

I stopped the Garmin at the picnic table (so did TV!) and forgot to turn it on again until Chinkapin, that's why the time is a guess. It was at least 3.5 hours and I missed 2.5 miles worth of running. Maybe I should just round up to 4 hours.

Today I reintroduced a small russet potato, 2 gels, and a serving of boiled chestnuts as sugars. I was planning to eat the potato last night, but didn't feel like it. Ate too much for dinner, so moved it to brekkie. To my disappointment, it didn't taste good! Was it mental? The gels didn't taste good either. Neither did the chestnuts. Hmmm..