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Marathon Training - End of Week Two

Saturday - Long Run

Today is Sat. and it was my long run day.  Ran 10 miles early this morning.  I didn't go through the devils staircase this morning but instead took a slightly easier route.  It still had several hills, just not as steep or long.  Only had one drink of water after about mile five and no energy gels or snacks.  It was a completely fasted run.  I was able to maintain an easy steady pace for the entire run.  But I think next weekend I will definitely use  water with some electrolytes in it (salt, potassium, and magnesium).

Yesterday was a non-running day, so I hit the bike for a quick eight miles.  Unfortunately, I did notice this aggravated my shoulder, so I think the biking is definitely what was/is causing my shoulder pain.  At some point I may look at getting a different bike and get one that fits me a little better.  The bike I currently have is just a little to tall for short me.  It is an older Trek Road Bike I bought from some one on Facebook Marketplace.

We had a late lunch around 2 which was just a simple salad with bacon which was our first meal for the day.  Then for dinner my son made Creamy Garlic Parmesan Mushroom Chicken, fresh green beans  and a small salad.


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