Bright Suns! That is how they greet you in Star Wars: Galaxy‚’s Edge at
Disneyland.
Why is that relevant to this post? Keep reading to find out.
I woke up feeling pretty good today.
In fact I felt physically better than
yesterday, and was a little more awake.
A day removed from my trail run
adventure, my legs had shed the tenderness.
Thank goodness.
Our morning walk was again a great way to wake my body up and prepare it
for my one and only run of the day.
The temperature was cool again, but the humidty was a bit high at 80%.
I
knew this would mean a hot run.
It is funny how relative temperature is.
Compared to the summer time, today was great.
But compared to the last few
months of “cooler” weather, today got warm.
I got my belongings together, and chose my running vest today for some
extra storage of water and gels.
I use the UltrAspire Spry 2.5 vest which is perfect for 15-30 mile runs.
I also have a gel tube that can hold 5 gels at once, which makes it easy to consume when needed.
After a careful selection of my music, 5 Seconds of Summer radio again on
Spotify, I was out the door with “Good Girls” playing in my head.
My first few steps were refreshing because I didn‚’t feel the fatigue that I
was half expecting.
In my initial post about running 100 miles, I expected that today would be a hard day for me
physically.
However, to my surprise, I felt strong.
In fact, my moving pace for most of the run was quicker than I had
expected, and even with my 30 second walk breaks, my mile times were
comfortably within my goal time.
The views today were also pretty spectacular.
I love seeing the reflection
of the sky in the water!
Bright Suns! What I meant by that is once the sun rises, it is HOT.
Unfortunately, it is rising earlier and earlier too! I should have done
this in the winter time when it stays dark until 7:00 AM.
Next time.
I might have to start my marathon attempt at 4:00 AM on Saturday.
Yikes.
Things got dicey toward the end of the run, and in the last 4 miles my
heart rate started to climb.
It was partly due to the elevation gain back
to my starting point, and partly due to the temperature being 10 degrees
higher than when I started.
47 down.
53 to go.
I‚’ll be needing another ice bath and some food to replenish my soul after
this run.
I ordered a 12 pack of Red Bull from Target yesterday (curbside
pick up was great!) and have one chilling in the fridge.
This is one of my
favorite post race traditions.
Or in this case, post long run.
I also like to lie upside down for 5-10 minutes to flush the legs.
I think
it helps.
Who knows.
I definitely am happy with how I feel halfway through this.
With only three
days left, I am 100% confident I will finish this.
Ask me again how I feel
in the middle of my marathon in 3 days and we shall see if I change my
answer.
Thanks for following along!
PrefaceDay 1: Miles 0-16Day 2: Miles 17-32Day 4: Miles 48-63Day 5: Miles 64-73Day 6: Miles 74-100
