Today is where I rename my hell run to the confidence run. It is supposed to a hard run which is why I call it a hell run, and it is at the end of a week with a lot of running. The most running I will do during the year.
I ran three 4+ runs and a 1 lap. The total distance is 14 miles.
Time: 2:57:07
14 miles in 2:57:07
which beat my official Seattle Half Marathon time last November of 2:58:57 and was farther too. So I have definitely improved.
The first four plus I completed at 55:18, the second at 1:48:34, the third at 2:42:32 of course my final time was 2:57:07
I also run with the gear I anticipate to run during the actual half marathon. My held up well, I did not feel pain in my shoes, iphone did not drain, my music list was long enough.
My Gear for RnR2012
It did rain on me and I had to take an early bathroom break, and there were of course cars and stop lights I had to respect, so my time could have been better.
Still it did what it supposed to do, instill confidence in me that I can finish this thing in a decent time.
I did do a victory walk around RTC, which added another 1.1 miles, and boy it was a slow walk, took me 1/2 an hour, but I wanted to cool down. So if you are keeping track I actually traveled 15.1 miles.
It is nearly an hour since I got home from this run, I am showered up and have started to rest. Interestingly enough, the abdominal pain I was worried about did not really affect me, but I sure do feel it now when I am relaxed.
After Run Reward
Drinking coconut juice and cellmass as a reward and as recovery drinks.
I am really dehydrated, lost quite a bit of weight.
Before the run 265.4lbs
Afterwards
Weight: 258.8