20 mile break down

I kinda wished I could have titled this post “20 mile Break Dance” and tell you how I did crazy break dancing moves on my run today and got the cars passing by to honk. But, that would be a lie.

After Panera Bena nd I hit up Costco for samples, I mean groceries. When we got home I had some yogurt, pineapple and cereal. I wasn’t hungry, but felt depleted. Long run days are so confusing for my hunger signals I am never hungry on long run days, but feel run down. Hmmmm.

Dinner was a big salad and some of Ben’s twice baked potato (that I made). Those chickpeas were hanging out in my fridge for a week so they may bad, but they tasted fine so I hope I won’t die.

I don’t use any of the fancy features of my Garmin because I am a lazy motherf-er, but really wanted to know how bad my pacing was today. Well, here is evidence that I am screwing myself with bad pacing:

Mile 1 – 9:21

Mile 2 – 8:42

Mile 3 – 8:58

Mile 4 – 9:03

Mile 5 – 8:51

Mile 6 – 9:21

Mile 7 – 9:32

Mile 8 – 8:59

Mile 9 – 9:26

Mile 10 – 10:39 (walk break for Shot Blocks)

Mile 11 – 9:29

Mile 12 – 9:01 (with Ben, had to keep up with him!)

Mile 13 – 9:51

Mile 14 – 10:32

Mile 15 – 10:18 (got bit by a bug on my neck/shoulder area here, was pretty sure I was going to pass out or die, but it didn’t happen)

Mile 16 – 9:41

Mile 17 – 11:11

Mile 18 – 11:41 (seriously, why was I even bothering?)

Mile 19 – 11:33

Mile 20 – 12:24 (um, this was mostly walking, obviously)

The moral of the story is I need to slow my roll in the beginning and stop all that walking. Now I am actually feeling a little hungry, I’m off to have a Vitatop with PB…