Payette Lake Run, Sun. August 31st, 2008

Whew, for the first time in my life I just finished 18.6 miles. RRR Barely . . . . but I finished thanks to Liz, Monica and Scott!

I felt really good up until mile 15 when I downed my second GU and by mile 16 was heading for the trees!

Looking over the race, I was averaging 9.5 minute miles. I walked the water stops and ran the whole way until mile 11. . . . that was a tough hill!

I will do that race again. I really loved the scenery and the fresh mountain air. I also loved the rain and the weather, it took my mind off the running. The shower felt really, really good today!

My goal is to find a good "pick me up" during the race that doesn't make a mess of my insides. I need to figure this out before the Portland Race.

Thanks to Liz for all her support today! Finishing the race with her by my side made all the difference!

This is cool!

Hi,

Saturday - I ran pretty well on Saturday morning. I really tried to pick up my pace for the mile repeats. I was doing around 8 minute miles according to my watch. I wasn't fatigued the rest of the day so life is good!

Tuesday - I couldn't meet with the gang so I ran early in the morning with my dog, Mocha. We ran for 45 minutes and covered 5.5 miles. I'm still having a stitch in my side and am working on my diet. For the Payette Lake Race, I've increased my protein and reduced my carbs until Thursday. I'll then switch it around a little to see if I can get some added energy.



Thursday - Again, I won't be able to meet with the group, so I plan to run at 90% for 3 miles (That's what the calendar says to do).

I'll be camping in McCall with my family starting Friday, and I'm looking forward to this race. I've heard it's awesome. My doctor, Dr. Christensen, says to watch out for Mile 11!