7 + 19+...?

It was supposed to be the weekend of the longest run, but a Friday night out and a Saturday afternoon start at 4pm for Proms in the Park ( and subsequently making it home past midnight), meant that we 'had to' do a short one on saturday (after having porridge and part of smoothie as you do before long run..) and then a longer one on Sunday.

A steady 7miles it was on a sunny Saturday (quite happy with the pace I maintained!), and then a new diversion that allowed us to see the start of the Wey Navigation (a canal that links the Thames at Walton all the way to guildford and godalming).

Thought it was 10 miles there and return but the gps wasn't at its most accurate- ended up being slightly more than 19 miles which wasn't too bad.

A very warm day 28degrees Celsius and sunny too. Had many relay racers from nearby clubs past me, and marshals cheering me on and clearing traffic for me even though I wasn't a bib wearer (Thanks!)

Tried some new nutrition, a high 5 orange gel which was watery and worked for a few mins, and a vanilla halwa bar wrapped in foil(not the same sugary energy hit as a powergel or when having the same as a normal dessert). So, have to keep looking or get back to diluted lucozade (headache).


The main thing was dehydration. Had to desperately refill in water taps from toilets, unsure if it contributed to my bathroom visits afterwards, and I wasn't energized! Started to divert myself from tiredness by chanting in head all the verses of the hymns that I remember : Amazing Grace got me through the last few miles but the words became muddled towards the end!!

Glad there was a lovely lamb roast (that started cooking before we left - ie no excuse to get home late or the flat will burn down!) waiting at home, what a way to relax and put my feet up for rat of the evening , watching the Paralympics closing!



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