Long Run & New fueling technique + Weekly Recap

First the weekly recap - Monday: Swim, 4 miles No swim. I haven't swam in two weeks. What's up with that. They say it takes about 21 days to form a new habit and I DO NOT want to form a new habit of not swimming. This week I am swimming at least two days. I feel like my body is off kilter because I've been working out my legs and not my upper body. Run - 4 miles/9:56 av. pace/176 bpm/1,088 elevation gain Tuesday: Speedwork - 5 miles including 4x800 See previous post Wednesday: 2 finals, 4 miles No running today because it was my birthday and I was a little buzzed all day ;) I even gave a presentation for one of my finals after a birthday lunch where I consumed 3 grey gooses on the rocks. Thursday: 1 final, 4 miles 6 miles/10:37 av. pace/168 bpm/1,629 elevation gain (I added a couple of miles because I didn't run the day before. It was hot and hard) Friday: Swim I'm a loser - no swim Saturday: 10 miles 11 miles/10:35 av pace/158 bmp/1,444 elevation gain (again, added an extra mile to make up for wed.) Sunday: Bike ride Recovery ride - 1hr Total Miles: 26.2

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I tried a new fueling technique for my long run. It was genius.

I poured a packet of Gu Rocktane into one of my little water bottles on my fuel belt, filled it with water, then shook it up until dissolved.

I started sipping off of it around 45 min into the run, then a couple of sips every 10 minutes. It worked wonderfully. I had a great 11 miler. I haven't run 11 in quite a while so I wasn't sure how it would go down. I finished it off at exactly 10.5 miles. Had I run any longer I would have needed another bottle.

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I'm off to par-tay. BBQ at the parents house. Should be fun and good photo opportunities with my new toy. Be safe and have fun!