Sunday, October 7, 2012

Marathon Weekend

Added another 2 1/2 hours today, and covered a greater distance than yesterday bringing my weekend milage to roughly a marathon.

I think this is mainly due to having my gel flask with me today to keep my energy levels topped up: I certainly felt that, although I was aching towards the end, my pace was a lot faster. I've found anything over 60 minutes tends to benefit from a few easily digested calories.

I know it's not to everyone's taste and probably not as effective, but as a cheap alternative energy gel for long training runs, 3-4 parts honey (try CostCo or the like) to one part black strap molasses seems to work for me.
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About Me

I've been running since I found that I was not that good at ball sports at school. In 2006 I ran the New York marathon with my brother and completed a 50K race each year following that. In 2011 I did my first 50 miler, the Ocean to Sound, and in 2012 I got into the Marathon des Sables for April 2013. I will be raising money for Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières. I am also looking for corporate sponsorship.