Long Run

Today I ran my third of five 20 mile long runs in preparation for my October 16 marathon. It was a hellish run from about mile 13 until the end. It's not hard to figure out the problem; it was poor diet yesterday and today. Basically I ate very few carbohydrates, which means I just didn't have enough fuel to properly complete the long run distance. Hopefully, I'll learn from this mistake and be better prepared next time. In addition to increasing fitness, long runs can also serve as lessons on what will work and won't work on race day.

Totals for the day: 20.23 miles in 2:47:13 (8:16 pace).