MT W1;R2

• 9.68mi
  Distance (?)
 
• 1:43:58
   Moving Time
 
• 10:44/mi
  Pace
 
• 207
  Massive Relative Effort

I really need to figure out what the Relative Effort means. This was my first long run of the training so far. I think I would have felt better if I just pushed through the last 3 tenths of a mile to get the full 10 miles in. Overall I know it doesn't matter, that's what I keep telling myself.

I should look back at some earlier long runs to see how this compares. I had wanted to start at 7am but didn't get going until closer to 8:30. I tried a couple new things. I had a little bit of a smoothie and a Rice Krispie treat before heading out. I had two water bottles and some maple syrup to test as a gel replacement. 

I probably had close to 2 pints of water from the time I woke up 6am until I ran, hoping that being more hydrated would lead to more success. 

Running in my vibrams as ok. I started to feel some small blisters forming around the 4mi mark. I did stop to try and remove any dirt but that didn't help. I'm not sure what I should do in the future to prevent them from getting worse. Near the 5 mi mark I was feeling hungry at this point it was a bit past 9am and normally I would have finished my breakfast by than. I tried my maple syrup that I packed in a reusable kids food pouch. I would say that the pouch worked OK, but there was more effort involved in sucking it out then I would have liked. They syrup did help with me energy level but I still felt hungry. More work to be done on fueling, but this was a good start. 

I wanted to try the diy UCAN but we didn't have enough corn starch. I'm thinking that in order to be successful I need to carry something more substantial to fill me up. I want to try raisins next. I felt like my running pack won't hold enough fuel for me. I did order a hydration reservoir and with that I can ditch the bottles and store snacks in those front pockets.

By the end of the run I was feeling pretty much done, physically. There was a fairly steep hill at the end so that was part of it, the other problem is that I still have a ways to go physically. But it felt pretty good to be out there for so long.

I was also chased by one dog, that was not fun. I had seen the owner yelling at his dog in a half hearted effort to get the dog back. I wasn't even that close to the dog when he started to chase me. I stopped and the dog stopped. It was barking at me, but not biting. The owner apologized and mumbled something about the dog that I didn't understand. I thought about grabbing the leash but I didn't have it in me. So I kept going, this was around mile 8.

Post run, I had my smoothie, drank some chocolate milk, and ice coffee. I felt fine but was pretty tired that evening. The next day my legs feel a bit tired, so I'll rest them today.