Comments on: 20.28 mile Long Run http://blog.andyobrien.com/2009/02/2028-mile-long-run/ Andy. Now served with awesomesauce. Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:24:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andy http://blog.andyobrien.com/2009/02/2028-mile-long-run/comment-page-1/#comment-12 andy Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:57:51 +0000 http://blog.andyobrien.com/?p=86#comment-12 I've got the National Marathon coming up on 3/21. My taper should have begun after this past weekend's 20-miler, but I'm contemplating one more 20-miler just to try out a different hydration/fueling strategy. For my long runs I've been consuming 1 GU (with little water to wash it down) not too long before the run, then 1 GU + 8 oz. of water at one hour in, and another GU + 8 oz. of Gatorade at the 2 hour mark. I know this is very low, but I hate eating while I run, as well as carrying many heavy flasks around me. However, I may try to bump this up somehow, as I'm afraid of tightening up during the last 10K in the main event. I felt sluggish towards the end of my 20, and was surprised to see that I only slowed down to 8:20. It seemed much slower. Your race report was very informative. It made us remember to respect the distance. Nothing is given at 26.2. Hopefully, I'll have a good race report in a few weeks. But, you never know... I’ve got the National Marathon coming up on 3/21. My taper should have begun after this past weekend’s 20-miler, but I’m contemplating one more 20-miler just to try out a different hydration/fueling strategy. For my long runs I’ve been consuming 1 GU (with little water to wash it down) not too long before the run, then 1 GU + 8 oz. of water at one hour in, and another GU + 8 oz. of Gatorade at the 2 hour mark. I know this is very low, but I hate eating while I run, as well as carrying many heavy flasks around me. However, I may try to bump this up somehow, as I’m afraid of tightening up during the last 10K in the main event. I felt sluggish towards the end of my 20, and was surprised to see that I only slowed down to 8:20. It seemed much slower.

Your race report was very informative. It made us remember to respect the distance. Nothing is given at 26.2. Hopefully, I’ll have a good race report in a few weeks. But, you never know…

]]> By: Kevin http://blog.andyobrien.com/2009/02/2028-mile-long-run/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Kevin Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:33:56 +0000 http://blog.andyobrien.com/?p=86#comment-11 Andy, thanks for the comments about my race report. What race are you training for? Youve got some pretty fast times there and you havent even tapered yet. Andy, thanks for the comments about my race report. What race are you training for? Youve got some pretty fast times there and you havent even tapered yet.

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