Despite the race Saturday night, I decided to stick to my training plan last night. At 6:30 I set out for a ?? supposedly 11 mile run. I set out initially unsure of how this would turn out after going all out at the 4-miler. I also decided to experiment with a new Fuel Belt brand water belt I bought along with some new "Frictionless" socks. It turned out to be a pretty solid run.
I ran to the Fairfax County Park way and gave my self several outs in case I thought I'd have to cut the run short. I had initially felt some mild tightness in my mid-section, and some soreness under my left quad. As I approached north Reston I was running out of escape routes, and thus I was locked into a long run. I felt a general fatigue in my legs, around 7 miles in, but some significant downhills helped me to relax and coast in.
It's difficult to find a flat course around Reston. This particular run had my climb and descend ~650 feet. Not bad since it's spread out over the course of 10 miles, but there are some steep parts.
| distance | time | Pace | HR Avg. | HR Max |
| 10.57 | 1:27:39 | 8:18 | 146 | 166 |
I am definitely happy with the Fuel Belt. It's a two bottle (8 oz+ each) belt with room for some food. I put about 6-7oz of Propel in each bottle and emptied them before the last mile, drinking about every 2 miles.
The socks were excellent with no blister troubles or associated pains over a fairly long run.
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