My Wednesday runs are now getting longer. Today, I took the day off from work so I could run my 7 miles in the morning and also take care of a hundred errands. I’m glad I saved up all my vacation days so I allocated most of those remaining days for my Wednesday long runs. My 7 miler this morning went well. The weather was great. I was wearing a jacket when I left the house but when I got to the site, I took it off because it had warmed up a little. The temp was just perfect: Cool and breezy. I practiced my pacing and walked at every 2 miles to take a water break and about a minute walk, except for the last 3 miles where I ran it straight and practiced eating my Gu Gel bit by bit before the 6 mile mark. I carried a water bottle with me. I am now debating whether I should get one of those water bottles that you can strap around your hand and carry that during the marathon. I finished 3 minutes earlier than my set goal time.
When I got home, I didn’t get to stretch much because I had to take my wife to her Doctor’s appointment and eventually to work. I spent running errands for mo