Best Run Yet

July 16, 2011 Saturday 35 days (5 weeks) to go.

Easy run - 40 minutes. I started out along the seawalk with my metronome in hand and a watch to check my pace. It felt so glorious to be running in cool showers 14 C (heck its 15 C in Reykavik today). This is a perfect race temperature and I don't even mind the showers. I kept imagining running a marathon like this because the chances are it could rain on the day of the marathon. I wore my vest which seems to be like my "blankie" when I run, so I am wondering if I should consider wearing it during the race. It doesn't keep me dry, but somehow I always feel good wearing it.  If I did, then that would eliminate the need for a fuel belt as I could stuff my pockets with mars bars and put 1 flask of water in a pocket. Something to think about.

I didn't pay much attention to pace at first as this was an easy run, but when I looked I was running around 6:45. I timed a few kilometers along the seawalk and I averaged out at 7:00. I slowed down the pace to 7:20 then 7:30 as that is what I should be looking at tomorrow for my long run. For the last kilometer I didn't look at my watch till it was up - 7:00 minutes again.

Notes to self:
     Wear knee braces. I ran without them and my right knee is sore and requires icing.
     Wear hat. I wore one and am really glad as I noticed how wet it was and how dry my head was when I took it off.
     Wear wicking socks. I stepped in many puddles, my feet are soaked and the socks I am wearing are old Wright double layer ones. I think moisture wicking ones would feel better over the long run in wet feet.
     Try short sleeved shirt with vest. Our Team Diabetes shirts will be short sleeved I think, so it would be good to try it out. I wore long sleeves today and was quite glad.  The other alternative would be to take an old Team D singlet and wear it over something long sleeved.
     The problem with the vest is that you can't see the Team D shirt underneath. The vest is also really big. Think of some solutions.
     Wear my Nike shorts. The old Sugoi ones I wore today are downright ugly and unflatterring and I can't believe these are the kind of shorts I have been wearing all these years.

Weight: 148.5  Yippeeeee!