Today I did a 14+ mile run with the Indy Runners group. That was hard!
Last week, I felt like I wasn’t able to drink as much as I wanted to. I was limited to just the various water stops on the Monon, and the two that the Indy Runners put up. So, I bought a 10oz Fuel Belt handheld bottle and took that with me. I liked that a lot better! I was able to take sips of water whenever I wanted, and fill it up at the various points when I needed to. I finished not feeling as thirsty as I did last week.
But that may also be because I was some 30+ seconds per mile slower than I was on last week’s run at about 10:00/mile. That part isn’t concerning, because it gave me a longer amount of time on my feet and moving. I wasn’t running with my running partner to push me faster, but I also kept feeling slower and slower as I went along. That part is a bit concerning. I would like to be able to maintain a steady pace for my long runs. Next week will be a cut back week, and the long run is 11 or 12 miles, so I’ll work on that then.