Time: 7:45 am
Where: Burke Gilman Trail heading towards Fremont
Workout: 10 miles LSD
Notes and observations: The most important thing I learned is that Fremont’s section of the B-G does not have mile markers, that I could see at least. So miles 5 & 6 were slightly more than expected. Couple of interesting notes. 1) At some point in the run, I get cold. On this day it was around mile 8 that I had to put my long sleeve shirt back on. 2) Almost immediately following putting the shirt back on, I felt a second wind. I can’t entirely explain it except that I found myself running much faster than the previous couple of miles, and it felt really really good. My splits may not show this, because there was an extensively long traffic light I had to wait for during this time. But, it felt surprisingly good and I really took note of it. 3) I really need to learn to take and drink water during these longer runs. Gels, too. I could feel myself emptying, which is just a terrible feeling.
Music: Foo Fighters on shuffle, of course! “The Pretender” is a good song that picks me up whenever it plays. Same goes for “Times Like These” and “These Days”. Yeah!