I finished up my Thursday 4 mile run in my Under Armour Cold Gear just in time to high tail it down to the airport for a quick flight to Fort Lauderdale. I had all my running stuff packed (including my fuel belt) to get in my training runs in between soaking up the sun. Arrived in Fort Laud and drove across the state to Naples where we were staying in the beautiful condo of some friends. I had carefully plotted out my 10 mile run for Saturday but there was massive road construction making it impossible to follow my original running plan. No matter, I tracked out a different run which ended up being about 11 miles. I was out the door about 7:30 AM with temps in the 60s and a bit humid. Usually my legs are ready to quit long before my lungs but on this run it was the opposite. I think it was the change in weather conditions from my usual (no humidity and temps in the 30s and 40s). Anyway, the track was flat and my pace was a slow 13:30. Used Cytomax the whole run and an Acccel Gel (it was either Key Lime or Green Apple flavor). Not so sure the Accel Gel worked best for me. It's a 4:1 carb-protein formula. 100 calories, 0g fat, 100 mg. sodium, 40 mg. potassium, 20g carbohydrates, 5g protein. (That's a picture of me next to our condo after my 11 mile run. I'm still smiling ... or maybe I'm smiling because I'm done running for the day!)
Finished up the trip to Florida with a 4 mile run on Monday morning before heading back across the state to the airport and home to Virginia. Where the temps are supposed to be in the 60s (maybe even getting to 70!) for week before a cold front comes through (hopefully after my long run on Saturday). Who says there's no global warming??!!
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