10/01/2005

Workout: long run 17mi.

After umpiring a double-header the night before, I opted to sleep in and do this workout later in the day. I think the extra sleep was more of an advantage than the hotter temperatures (at 12 noon versus 6am) were a disadvantage.

Running from the house south on the MVT, I covered much of the same part of the trail used for the prior week's race. Obviously the pace was not nearly as quick, nor had I fully prepared like a race. I did, however, have some meals on Thursday and Friday focused more on carbohydrates, which made somewhat of a difference. At the very least, I wasn't completely dog-tired like I've been for many other big weekend runs.