I had a great run to Southington and back for a total of 15 miles Saturday. The sun was shining, everyone was roused out of their rainy torpor, and it was just plain fun.
I did it in my five fingers, which makes for a new almost-barefoot record for me. Perhaps two miles was actually barefoot, but my skin can only take so much of that before I have to put the fiver fingers back on.
I parked at Hubbard Park and ran to downtown Southington before looping back for a water bottle refill and another few miles to make 15.
Last year I was relying on a banana and celery mixture which I would pour into a waterbottle and sip along my route for calories to keep me going.
Yesterday I experimented with blended watermelon, and I found I liked it better than the banana mixture. Even water-down bananas are thick, and sometimes would lead to cramps over time. The watermelon doesn't seem to do this.
I also spent the second half of my run just following my breath and allowing myself to relax. After awhile it turned into a kind of meditation in motion. Very nice.
The map of my run is below:
Monday, July 13, 2009
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