20 slow easy miles around Smithfield and up and down Smithfield Canyon.
Got up this morning a little before 5:00, woke Conner and Claire up to take them to the Smithfield Not Yo' Mama's Half Marathon. They picked up their packets and I had to get home, do Conner's paper route and return before they finished. Fun seeing Conner and Claire come in. Conner placed second overall and Claire got first in her age group.
Was going to run earlier (just after the race) but waited around for the awards. Then went home and a few pressing things came up. Then I went out and placed 3 16 oz water bottles at mile 6, 10.5, and 16. I finally made it out around noon. It wasn't really too hot, but it was very humid.
The interesting part is how much weight I lost in sweat. I was 201.1 when I left. I drank all three 16 oz water bottles. Mile 16 was right next to Sky View High School, so after drinking the third water bottle I quickly went into the Recreation Center, filled the water bottle up again, drank it, and filled it up again. I drank that one though the last 4 miles. So in total I drank 5 watter bottles (5 pounds of water).
When I got home I was still thirsty, but quickly went in to shower and weighed in at 194.6. So this means I lost 11.5 pounds, drank 5 pounds, and still ended up 6.5 pounds less than when I started.
Total elevation gain was 1550 feet, loss of 1276 feet. The lowest elevation was at mile 3, with a steady gain of 1027 feet at my turn around at the Smithfield Canyon campground (mile 10.4). With the dairy loop and hill by Sky View, gained another 500+ feet.
Anyway it was a good slow run in the heat and humidity. Haven't done a long run in a while, so I didn't push it and felt good. | 