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Saturday Jul 19, 2008 #
Running long 5:20:32 [3] 54.3 km (5:54 / km) +1000m 5:24 / km
shoes: Asics Gel Sensor (8.5)
Today I ran the Chesterfield Round Walk. It's a 34 mile route that circumnavigates Chesterfield. I started to the North and ran the loop clockwise.
The first half was gently undulating and included one 7km section along a disused railway line. The second half was much hillier and involved crossing quite a few valleys. The longest climb of the whole run was in the last 15 minutes and that felt tough. And I only got slightly lost a couple of times.
I didn't feel as bad as I thought I would after, and during the run I didn't have any niggles, just stiff legs for the last 45 minutes. I think I fuelled myself well with a couple of jelly babies every half hour and gels after two and four hours. I had a 1.5 litre camelbak with PSP in initially, and which I got topped up with water at a pub after 3 and a half hours (so weak PSP), and by a really nice man after 4 hours 45 (very weak PSP!).
Mentally, splitting the run up into the 30 minute blocks between food helped a lot. But it's still weird when you look at your watch after 2 and half hours and you're less than half way!
Just got to run it in under 5 hours next time...
Distance: 54.35km
Climb: 2071m (not sure about this - don't think the GPS software does climb very well so I've halved it)
Av. speed: 10.2 km/h
Max speed: 14.5 km/h
Calories: 3625 (I can have a pudding tonight!)
The first half was gently undulating and included one 7km section along a disused railway line. The second half was much hillier and involved crossing quite a few valleys. The longest climb of the whole run was in the last 15 minutes and that felt tough. And I only got slightly lost a couple of times.
I didn't feel as bad as I thought I would after, and during the run I didn't have any niggles, just stiff legs for the last 45 minutes. I think I fuelled myself well with a couple of jelly babies every half hour and gels after two and four hours. I had a 1.5 litre camelbak with PSP in initially, and which I got topped up with water at a pub after 3 and a half hours (so weak PSP), and by a really nice man after 4 hours 45 (very weak PSP!).
Mentally, splitting the run up into the 30 minute blocks between food helped a lot. But it's still weird when you look at your watch after 2 and half hours and you're less than half way!
Just got to run it in under 5 hours next time...
Distance: 54.35km
Climb: 2071m (not sure about this - don't think the GPS software does climb very well so I've halved it)
Av. speed: 10.2 km/h
Max speed: 14.5 km/h
Calories: 3625 (I can have a pudding tonight!)