Another Saturday, Another Mile

Today we logged 9.4 miles and it went quite well. The run started at 7 AM and it was nice and cool. The trail ran between Hopkins and Minnetonka. It was really flat and shaded most of the way. Kelly and I ran together for the full run and it went better than we both expected. Kelly was feeling really good and pushed us hard at the end. It was awesome to have the run done so early as we were home by 9:30.

We have been trying things out to find a feel and a comfort for different gear. Today we both ran for the first time without cotton socks (ground breaking, I know..) and I ran with new shorts that have compression shorts built in. Both the socks and shorts are going to take some getting used to...chafing may be an issue.

We also tried a new type of goo, Lemon flavored and it was tolerable. We have come to the conclusion that for training runs we are going to have to break down and buy some kind of water/fuel belt. I made fun of people last year that would use them in 5k and 10k runs. Turns out the joke was on me. I am sure they were getting used to wearing them for a marathon. Now I am going to be that guy and I am not too excited about it.

Today's run was pretty uneventful in terms of pain and issues, which is a good thing. I can't tell you how good it feels to have burned over 1700 calories and still have the full day in front of you. Wednesday's training run will included hill training and I have a feeling that it will not be too much fun. I guess it will be one of those necessary evils. I haven't run hills since high school football so I hope the temperature stays above 90 degrees to really walk down memory lane.