Ran 14 miles today for my long run. Ran with Chad and Meg today, Chad is also training for St. George and will be going for a Boston qualifier this year which he just missed last year. Overall the run felt pretty good and Chad and I even picked up the pace to about 8:10/mile for miles 11-13 but after mile 13 I was done and finished out the run with a 8:45 mile. The sun and heat was a huge factor today as it was 98 degrees when we got back home at 7:00 am. My prerun food consisted of a vanilla power gel and water and then just water throughout the run. I may need to start adding additional food in the morning before runs that go 15 and beyond. I will start experimenting with bagels and bananas over the next few weeks to see how it goes. I also think we will need to start our longer runs 30-60 minutes earlier due to the heat. The heat causes my body to work harder than it needs to to get the same result. Overall good run today but lots of work.
Time: 8:37/mile | 