10 miles Postponed

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I built enough wiggle room in my training plan so that if I had to miss or postpone a run it would be no big deal. Last week I just could not squeeze in my 10 mile run in as planned. So this Friday instead of waking up doing an easy 5 miles I’ll be doing 10. At least I have the whole day to recuperate!

I’m also thinking of driving out to the burbs and doing it on a path in the forest preserve. More than likely I will just run on the lakefront because I hate traffic and it seems that everyone and their uncle drives on the expressways 24 hours a day in Chicago. I also think that if I keel over and die I’m more likely to be found on the lakefront path and less likely to be eaten by wild animals.

I’m also putting together my pre-race plan for Whistle Stop (my first 1/2). I have a 15 mile run in a few weeks and will use it as my practice run. I defiantly plan on running it on a path. I also need to figure out what to eat and not eat prior the race. (note* to self look a map and determine where bathrooms are on the course or if I need to potentially squat in the woods). I’m not so much concerned about the actual food that I eat the night before as how its going to effect my digestive track. I know I need to hydrate about 2 liters the day before and 12 oz when I wake up then 8 oz on the drive and 8 oz of coffee. One of the reasons I like evening races it that I don’t need to think about this stuff as much. I just do my normal daily routine and by the time run time comes I’m good to go with all bodily functions in check. In the am…its a crap shoot sometimes(literally).