10 miles completed!!!!

Yesterday morning the sun was shining and I actually got sunburned during my run (tank tops in March - nice).  Last night it started to rain....  I was hoping that the rain would let up for a while in the morning so that I would not have a wet run - looked online and weather report - rain all day.  Well I woke up this morning to cold ****alifornia cold  40F), overcast sky's and wet sidewalks, but it was NOT currently raining.  Jinx (my boxer) and I grabbed our gear and headed out hoping to beat the rain - It was beautiful and everything smelled so clean.  The wind was like a wall in my face that at times I felt like I had to wade through - but I had a very nice run to my turn around point.  We started back and suddenly I started to have pain on the outside of my right knee.  Never had pain in this particular spot?  It definitely slowed my pace on the way back, but the wind was now at my back, helping me along.  A few times the pain in my knee was really sore, and I had to walk down the hills as it really hurt going down hill.  When I saw Sunshine Tech - I was so relieved as I knew it was only 2 miles left and I could manage that!

In the end - my Nike sensor said 11.88 miles - time 2hrs 18min - pace 11:36 -  my Nike tends to run a little high (needs re-calibrated, which I will do next weekend on my 10K) so I would say it was probably closer to the 10.5 miles that I mapped out, but since that is the way the crow flys, maybe 11???

I am very proud of my accomplishment - I made it home and felt great other than my sore knee - looks like a brace on Tuesday's run.  I iced when I got home and will need to ice a few more times as it still hurts.

I know that my 1/2 Marathon is easily within my reach - only 3K more to added to my longest run and I will be there!

Supplements during the run - Eco Water 32oz, G2 16 oz, 3 shot blocks.  I bought some Nuun and had it yesterday after my run, but was concerned about its effervescent quality - had no ill effects yesterday but was not going to try it on my long run.  I will use that instead of Eco Water on Tuesday.

And the best news - the rain never showed - so my entire run was dry and cool!!!!
Happy running!!!

Fantastic.  I'm so glad you were able to complete the distance without the rain.  It's so great the wind was at your back on the homeward bound trip.  It also sounds like you're a ahead of schedule training-wise as your race isn't until mid April, that's a whole month away.

The knee sounds problematic.  Since you already have a brace, I'm assuming you've encountered knee pain before.  Do you think the new location of the pain indicates a new problem?  Do you or have you seen an orthopedic Dr?  

Are the supplements ones the nutritional coach recommended? Or ones you've taken before?  I was on Runner's World this weekend looking at pre-race nutrition recommendations for 5K's.  There's no pasta dinners for us RNY runners are there?

Carolyn, You're doing great, keep up the enthusiasm, because I'm catching some of it.

Pasta dinners are a thing of the past.  To incorporate more carbs - I have added a few more fruits and veggies to my diet (per my nutritionist)  She also has me eating an evening snack - last night cottage cheese with fruit.  I am not use to eating that late and am really having to force myself to get it down.  But the point of the evening snack is that it is ready energy for the next morning (when I train) - then after training - I have a snack with a ration of 3 carbs:1 protein.  An example for me is 1/2 protein bar, latte and 1/2 banana (takes a while to get all this down).   So I am eating 6 times a day - but the important thing is to listen to my stomach and don't overfill my pouch.  So quantity is not as important as ratio for me.   

I am 2 years out - I do not eat any pasta, bread, rice, crackers, etc.  These are things that we never need to add back into our diets. 

Your needs will be different than mine - you are still in the weight loss phase.  I am in the maintance phase.