12 Miler

On Sunday we did a 12 mile run as part of the training for our Lewis & Clark Half-Marathon.

Ugh.

Let’s just say, the run did not settle well with me. My gut. My head. I was sweaty and chilled and nauseous. It was nasty and took a nap for my body to finally settle down and relax.

This has never happened to me before and I’ve been running for years. I believe I was plenty hydrated as I drank water throughout the run. And the first half of the run it was in the uppers 60s. It was either cloudy or we were in the shade, so I don’t think I was overheated. But for some reason, the aftermath was hard on me.

I can’t think of anything different than I’d done in the past other than I did take ibuprofen in the morning and when I ran I used Gu. Am thinking that maybe that combination did me no favors?

The route we ran, however, was awesome. We started at a small parking lot in St. Peters, crossed the Missouri River, and ran to and around Creve Coeur Lake Park, then back to our starting location. It was a gorgeous run that included crossing a bridge, circling under, passing fields of prairie grasses and watering holes filled with lilies. The route through Creve Coeur Lake Park took us off the main trail for a bit and carried us down a path heavy with trees and shade where we managed to pick up our pace a bit.

It was definitely a run I’d do again and hope to do soon.