Long and Slow

It was time to put in a nice long run.
Up till this point my confidence was a bit up and down. Sure it sounds easy, a 500m track, a lap counter and just run for 6 hrs. But I have never done this sort of race before and in most races or runs when you see the finish or see the final markers you get a bit of a lift and finish well.
Anyway it will be a good experience and I will learn a lot from this event.
Last night was the test and although on the night it will be fairly flat I chose lots of hills and a time rather than a distance. 3 and a half hours. I started very slow and just tried to stay slow. The flats and down hills were fine but the hills were hard to get comfortable. At 3 hours I ran out of aid/water and gels so I just pushed myself the last half hour through the thirst and stayed on flat road. It worked out perfectly as I hit 3.5 hours I was only about 50 meters from a servo and a k from home. I filled my bottles and walked home for a warm down. Expecting sore legs this morning but all is well and apart from being tied ( lack of sleep) I am still alive and feeling good about my efforts.
A couple of quick short runs on the weekend should round out the week and then drop the k's back a bit next week.
Take care