Finished 9 miles this morning and now I begin tapering. The run went well and I feel good looking at November 6. I'm getting faster in my running intervals. I also took a cue from Runner's world and tried pumping my arms to pick up my pace when I start flagging. Lo and behold, it worked! I felt like a flapping bird, but it's much easier to pump my arms faster than try to convince my legs to run faster.
I took a gel at 50 min and it made a big difference in my post-10K slump. I still got "lead butt", but it only lasted a few min instead of a few miles. I definitely need to take nutrition in 45 min intervals. I also had a return of the back of the knee hamstring cramp. Still not sure what to do about it. I'm thinking of taking a gel and 3 sodium cliff blocks. I'll take a gel at 45 min w/ the idea that if I need another one after 1.5 hours I can grab one off the 8 mile water stop (yes, I checked, they're going to have espresso gu and I can take that w/o any problems). The sodium infused cliff blocks will be popped in one at a time around mile 7-8 to see if I can starve off the cramping. Or, I'll take the 2 gels I know I like and maybe crush up a nuun tablet to drop in my water so that I can get electrolytes and sodium and help w/ the cramping.
I love how strong I feel in my 1/2 marathon training. I've stuck to it and I'm really proud of myself. I need to do more speedwork, but travel got in the way. I think I'm going to stick to making Luke run fartleks with me for the time being. He makes me run much faster than I "normally" do, and it's good to have the motivation.
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