8 Miles on the W&OD Trail

Today was cool and it drizzled for most of the run. While I miss the early morning summer runs, I have to say that running in cooler weather has advantages. I didn't feel nearly as dehydrated during the run as I had months ago. I needed to remind myself to drink from my water bottles.

I'd planned on running 10 miles but after 8 miles I felt like my Achilles tendon had enough and I didn't want to push the issue. Unfortunately that meant I had to walk/jog the remaining 2 miles back to the car.

All in all I'm very happy that my ankle feels good and even now (3 hours later) it's not noticeably swollen or sore.

Nutritionally I didn't prepare well for my run. Last night I ate a veggie curry with rice and then this morning I ate a ClifBar for breakfast and had a bowl of ground turkey chili for lunch about 1.5 hours before I ran. I guess I didn't consider a 10 mile (which turned into 8) run worthy of proper fueling. I had enough energy for the run but I did have some discomfort from the chili in by belly only partially digested. In the future I'll plan better.