First 10+ miler

Ran my first 10+miler run, 11 miles to be exact on Feb 5th 2011 and run it a shade under 2 hours (1:59:11). There was another first, I ran with a 16oz water bottle with some bitings and took some walk ins. I think it all worked, walking 15-30s say every 10 mins or so breaks the monotony and I found it useful when I was running up a long 1.5 mile hill with a high gradient. It helps relax the running muscle and gives a boost to carry through the tough stretch.

I have read about over hydrating so I was carefull about water consumption just taking my first sip after 60mins into the run and always taking small sips. In the end I was left with half the water and I did not feel dry in my mouth so I think I did Ok.

Another thing I added was a 5min slow jog and 5 mins walk to cool down. All this meant that, and to my pleasant surprise, that I felt pretty good after the run and did not have any unusual aches pains or cramps.

Feeling good, I think I have a a crack at the El Paso half marathon coming up on Mar 6th ....