Managed my longest run today, I normally run very early in the morning for an hour as I rise with when wife does at 5:30am as she has a bit of a commute to work, I then squeeze my run in before I have to get my son up for school etc.
This week though my wife is away and as Wednesday is a rest day from strength/weight training for me, I thought it would be an ideal opportunity for me to test my new Brooks Running Shoes out to the max, running later in the morning after I had packed my little one off to School. Previous to today the longest I had run for was 2 hours back in October, that run was a real spur of the moment thing, no preparation food or drink, this time I was determined to approach it more scientifically. For in run fuel I chose, Deglet Nour Dates, counting out 3 for each 30 minute interval, I'd read that as a general rule for averagely fit runners that muscle/cell glycogen levels are usually depleted just after an hour but that you should start thinking about fueling well before this point. I also prepared 750 ml of high5 zero for hydration.
I should just say at this point that this run was done on the Treadmill, for 2 reasons, the weather here today has been blooming awful (I know I should 'Man Up More') and secondly I can return these new trainers to the shop I purchased them from within 30 days if for any reason I am not happy with them as long as they have not been run in outside!
This is the first time I have ever used any in Run Fueling and I can say it honestly helped a lot, the difference in energy levels were noticeable, as I've said I run for at least an hour most days and often at the 50+ minute mark I can start to feel lethargic, at a minute 50 today though I was feeling fine, in fact I was able to keep my regular pace going right through to almost the 2 hour mark and at this point I really thought I would aim and carry on to 3 hours but it was though soon after this point that I started to get a niggly sharp pain in my left hip, so listening to my body I slowed the pace down by .5 of a mph, which helped a little but the pain was still reasonably concerning at the 2 hour 30 minute mark, not wanting to cause permanent injury I decided to sac the run at 2 hours 32 minutes (17.3 miles, Just short of 28k).
It was enjoyable and a welcome change from my normal routine, I am though in ore of anyone undertaking a Marathon! So good luck to you all, my thoughts and respect are with you 
Well done on an amazing run and thanks for the dates reminder will get back to having them on my longer runs. 
Longest run - 8k-Blimey
Culloden Run 17.46K - my longest race to date
Week 5 run 3 :-) 
Another run, another......
