A great week! Ran 6 days for a total of 20.91 miles. The last time I ran 6 days was in March after the Atlanta Half Marathon. I did feel tired (need to go to sleep earlier) but luckily most of my runs were at an easy pace.
I tried a new product. The taste isn’t that great (I have lemonade). It is a combination of carbohydrates, electrolytes and BCAAs to help with rehydration and muscle building after long and/or intense workouts. Has anyone else tried it?
The highlights of my week was my workout on Thursday and my long run on the Lakefront. Last week one of my workouts was 2 sets of 3 minute intervals. The first set was positive splits but the second set was negative splits. I did the same workout on Thursday and all intervals were negative splits. I could not believe it when I saw my splits. I remember that I felt tired that morning and did not want to get up. 🙂
Saturday morning I got up at 4:45 am to get ready for my long run. I was excited because I was going to the lakefront. Ugh, it was so humid. I ran but also walked when needed. I stopped a few times to take pictures. I was just happy to be there. Average pace was 12:33 with 11:56 being my fastest mile. Overall I am pleased with how it went.
Does GU go bad? I took one yesterday and afterwards I realized that it didn’t taste good. I know it doesn’t taste that good anyway. I could not find an expiration date and honestly cannot remember how long I’ve had it.
Linking up with Kim and Deborah for the Weekly Run Down.
31 responses to “Weekly Run Down: Making progress and Lakefront running”
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Nice job on the negative splits! I can only imagine how good that lakefront run felt (if it weren’t for the humidity, of course).
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Thanks! I am excited to go back again on Saturday.
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I just ordered the NUUN recovery…good to know it might not be so tasty, ha!
Glad you got to the lakefront and had a nice run there!
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Did you get it yet? Have you tried it? Now that I’ve drank it a few more times it isn’t that bad.
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You are CRUSHING it, Zenaida! Looking at your splits is like reading poetry.
Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😄
And as for getting up at 4.45 am to go running… Now that’s what I call dedication. 😊
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Thank you! That is the time I would usually get up during the summer for marathon training. But it is very early. Summer is here and it is hot.
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Awesome job with your runs this week! So happy that they re-opened the Lakefront and that you were able to run there.
Yup, gels can go bad. I made that mistake on a long run last year and I paid for it dearly, lol.
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I had another one so I threw it away. I also have Huma gels but cannot find a date. 🤦🏻♀️ Guess I better throw those out too.
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Nice week! Props for getting up at 4:45. You hit the nail on the head: Gu never tastes good but oops I should probably check the dates on mine.
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I have a couple more and ended up throwing them away. I have UCAN and will make a gel with it.
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Hurray for the Lakefront path reopening! i’m looking forward to heading down there soon.
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Hopefully I’ll see you!
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congrats on a great week of running! Thanks for linking up
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Thank you!
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Hooray that the lakefront is open again! Was it crowded? Nice job on your long run.
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It was not crowded. Probably cause I was there early.
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I’m glad it was a good week. Gu does have an expiration date (it’s usually on the side seam so very hard to see LOL), but I think it will be ok.
I’m glad you got out to the lakefront. I’m sure that was super nice.
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I threw the other gel away. Not taking any chances. I also had Huma gels and threw those away too.
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It’s great that the lakefront is now open! Congrats on the great week of running…negative splits for the win!
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Thanks! It is a great confidence booster!
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Great job with your runs this week! I bet it felt great to be able to run the lakefront again!
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It did feel good and I cannot wait to go back again.
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great intervals!! and so glad you got to run down at the lakefront! were there others out or did you get down there early enough that you could avoid others?
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There were other people but not as crowded as it normally is during the summer.
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Hooray for your Lakefront run. Looks beautiful.
I have done very old GU. Who knows?
Kudos on a good running week.
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Thank you! 😀
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I am not chancing it again so I threw the other one away. Who knows really how long I’ve had it. 😜
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Does GU go bad? Probably, but with that being said, this week I’ve been using up some Nuun with a 2017 use by date that I found when I cleaned out my running drawer. It fizzed just fine and tasted great, so who knows… LOL
I love that you were able to run by Lake Michigan! Go back again for me soon! 🙂
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I am planning to go again tomorrow. Another great place for running is The Arboretum. Did you ever run there?
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Nice job with your workouts this week! I do think Gu probably goes bad. I know I had other gels that were expired, so there is some sort of expiration date but who know how much it matters.
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I had a couple more and threw them away. I am going to make my own gel with UCAN and water.