A couple of long runs and other milestones this week... nice work, ladies!!

Hang in there, kat. You will go the distance! My fueling plan was something like a gu every 30-40 minutes with closest water station, half gatorade/half water every other aid station, just water if there was another aid station. It sounds like a lot of liquid, but I don't really feel like I get it all in and down so I drink more often. The last marathon I ran didn't have aid stations every mile, more like every 2, so I had to adjust accordingly. So, something like 150 cals/hour x 4.5 hours = 675 cals total.

In training, I didn't take in any gatorade, just water and gels every 30 on the dot. Usually a bad thing to not race how you train, but I know from experience I can tolerate the extra gatorade as long as I split it with water. In a race, I tend to eat later, which I think can put me in a game of catch-up later in the race, so this is what I'll be working on this year.

I was supposed to go 8-10 but only went 6 on Saturday due to other commitments. Today I did about 5 miles at max sustainable pace (maxes out at about HR 185). Next run, Thursday. I imagine it'll involve intervals. The weekend will probably be a longer run. I think February goes up to 10-12 most weekends.