HUHM training day 63

[David_G]

Hi everyone, in case you haven’t seen it, the weather forecast for Wednesday is dire☔️💨 so I decided to bring forward my 18K long run to today. I’ve also reworked my plans for the following week as I’ve got my first Covid jab booked on St Patrick’s Day ☘️ Yippee!🥳

I’m not sure yet whether this will be my last ‘long’ run before HUHM, but I’ll play it by ear as I want to finish LEJOG4 at the same time. I’m about 16K ahead of my training schedule anyway so there’s plenty of flexibility!😊

As for this run, I started off what I thought was reasonably early but made the mistake of running up along the bypass first before heading down to the promenade so I came across loads of pedestrians and dog walkers😒 (and other runners of course).

I wore my hydration vest with bladder and bottles 💦 and stopped about every km to take on water. I also had 2 Torq gels which I used at 11 and 15km (lemon drizzle and black cherry yoghurt flavours respectively). I know they’re not for everyone, but they provided the boost I needed to finish the run💥

All in all, I’m happy with the run and how my training is going so I’ll just keep doing what I’m doing and see how I get on.

Happy running everyone!

[Tasha99 Marathon]

I have tried so many different gels and torq are my favourites! I had raspberry ripple today 🤣

Well done on your run. We’re about long run easy pace matched 👍🏽 Wow our heart rates match too 🤣

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Good heavens Tasha99, that’s very observant of you! The other flavours I’ve got are orange & banana, rhubarb & custard and raspberry ripple! We seem to have similar taste in gels too🤣

[Tasha99 Marathon in reply to David_G]

Orange and banana sounds good. I like the way you can choose mixed boxes online 😍

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to Tasha99]

Yes, that’s what I did! 5 choices of 3 tubes each🙂👍

[a_in_gsr Half Marathon in reply to David_G]

Where are you getting all these very tasting sounding gels from? I don't mind mine (lime from a fitness shop) but those sound super tasty

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to a_in_gsr]

Hi a_in_gsr, the website is Torqfitness.co.uk I’d be interested to know how you get on with them. Good luck!

[Fran6500 Half Marathon]

Very good run. And well planned with your hydration and fuel. Well done

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Lovely photos and some impressive running there David - well done!🙂

Good news about your vaccination too. I am 4 weeks too young 😫to book at the moment but it will be my turn very soon, I hope! 🤞

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Sounds like a run planned to perfection! Well done.

[a_in_gsr Half Marathon]

Well done! Your effectively set after 18k and to boot a very nice outlook!

[Cmoi Marathon]

Well done David_G . I'm in awe of your planning and training, I just don't have that sort of discipline.

[RunBrianRun Half Marathon]

Yes, saw this run over on strava. Really well done David! 👍 Looks like your training is on track.

[Cantstopmenow Half Marathon]

Well done David on your planning and running 👏👏

[cheekychipmunks Half Marathon]

Nice run David! 🏃‍♂️ Let’s hope the weather gods change their mind about rain this week. 🤞 Good for you switching long run days just in case though. You’ve certainly done a better job at managing your miles than me. I’ll be in JOG tomorrow, 3 weeks ahead of schedule! 🙄😂 I just couldn’t control myself! 😅

[mrrun Ultramarathon]

Love the scenery, it always helps with longer runs. Out of curiosity, is there a reason for such hydration and gel schedule in cooler weather? I am simply keen to find out as much as possible about how different runners fuel during the runs. 😀

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to mrrun]

Thanks mrrun, I guess it’s just personal preference. I like to make sure I’ve got access to water for any run over 10K as it helps avoid tired legs during and after the run. The gels are for energy which I find starts flagging on longer runs.

[mrrun Ultramarathon in reply to David_G]

True, without energy (fuel/hydration) we stop, no matter how good the machine is. Have you tried regular daily hydration (a few litres of water in cooler weather, more when warmer) combined with a varied diet, and carbs spread out during the week in order to maintain the energy levels? Also, different types of weekly runs (interval/hill/tempo) that would challenge you and prepare you for the runs longer than half marathon? Often very little tweaks help improve our running immensely. 😉

[David_G Metric Marathon in reply to mrrun]

Thanks mrrun, some great suggestions there. I’ll give them a go!

[misswobble Marathon in reply to mrrun]

I drank quite a lot during my November marathon. It was really cold at times so maybe dehydrating ?

I once ran a half marathon as I was so stuffed after a Boxing Day dinner I couldn’t stand it so ran it off. I didn’t need any drinks or snacks ☺️ I’d been drinking bottled sparkling water during dinner so it must have been quite enough to sustain me on my post-prandial gallop

[Cowladyrunning Marathon]

Well done! The weather does look awful on Wednesday so good plan!

[GoGo_JoJo Ultramarathon]

Sadly weds is looking proper pants 🙄👎🏻 good idea David and it worked 😁

[misswobble Marathon]

I’d not heard about bad weather. I’ll run tomorrow then 🙂👍

Well done on getting your run done 😃💪👍. Lovely scenery 🙂. It does help 😃