After writhing around a hotel room all of Wednesday. And spending half of Thursday in bed. And not really eating much solid food until Friday. I was a bit apprehensive at going out and running 20 miles on Saturday. I tried to make sure I was plenty hydrated and had enough easy to digest food (PowerBars and PowerGel) on me to keep my calories/energy up for the run. I also knew that my last 2 runs over 17 miles ended with me completely spent and seeing blue flashes and star out of the corners of my eyes.
But the day was beautiful, and over a hundred DFMC runners came to Waltham to run. I took it bit slower than what I would normally try, and the results were good.
This run winding mostly through roads in Lincoln, has 5 major hills, 4 minor ones and about 10 miles of rolling hills. It is easily a tougher course than most marathons.
So after 3 hours and 15 minutes of work I arrived safely back at the BSC in Waltham, tired but no blue flashes, and gratified that the second to last really long training run is over.
So, therefore, I think my illness must have been food poisoning to pass that quickly...or perhaps more likely...I'm allergic to Syracuse in the Winter.
Now I think I'll crash...no wait, we're taking my daughter Ellis to the playground now. Rest will come eventually.
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