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20 on the 20th

December 29, 2012 By: Runner Leana

I hope everyone had a fantastic Christmas!  Way back on December 20th I knocked out my 20 mile run.  The weather was set to turn bone chillingly cold and Thursday looked like the nice last day.  Good thing I was on Christmas vacation already!

I started out early so it was dark.  Since I was going to be running on a pathway with lots of cyclists commuting to work I had my headlamp on for safety.  IMG_1538I needed my sunglasses for later though!  It was a beautiful morning as the sun started to come up over downtown.  IMG_1541IMG_1543I popped into the YMCA in Eau Claire for a bathroom break and to defrost the top of my water bottle.  I was drinking Lemon Tea nuun for the first time.  I loved this flavour!  Definitely one of my favourite flavours of nuun.  IMG_1545I ran through downtown to make my way south towards the Elbow River.  IMG_1546My run was flying by and I was feeling pretty good.  At the half way point going right up a big hill!  IMG_1550As I ran south I was running low on fluids and I would need a bathroom soon too.  I was hoping the parks I was running through would provide an opportunity, but apparently it was the wrong time of year for that.IMG_1552I had to make a detour to Marda Loop to by water and find a public washroom but it didn’t impact my 20 miler route too much.  The last three miles of my run was definitely tough.  My legs were stiffening up and running downhill was pretty painful.  I kept going and pushed through it.  I know I’ll be able to push through it come race day too.IMG_1556IMG_1557My longest run of my Goofy Challenge training was done!  Bring on the taper!

PS – If you like nuun on Facebook could you please vote for me in the nuun cocktail challenge?  I made a delicious gin and strawberry lemonade nuun based cocktail.  I’m hoping it can win me some nuun!!  Please vote for my Gin-nuun-Juice cocktail!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Brooke and Cecilia says

    December 29, 2012 at 6:34 pm

    Awesome! You have such a great smile 🙂 I love your run recaps.

  2. 2

    ajh says

    December 29, 2012 at 9:42 pm

    20 miles is always hard. But in the dark and on a cold day! You rock.

  3. 3

    Sarah says

    December 30, 2012 at 3:57 am

    I am absolutely in awe of your running efforts, 20 miles in the snow and dark. It is super rare to get below 10C here and I complain bitterly!

    Also, that cocktail sounds delicious! I voted, on mine it seems like you are well and truly in the lead 🙂

  4. 4

    RoadBunner says

    December 30, 2012 at 4:20 am

    Nice job!!! I am battling a leg thing now so am hoping to get through 18 tomorrow so I can assess whether or not the races are realistic for me. I miss winter running so love reading your recaps.

  5. 5

    Nikki says

    December 30, 2012 at 5:50 am

    I’m in awe that you did the whole thing in the dark, in the cold and by yourself! I’ve done the 20mi run a few times now and thank goodness I’ve had people with me to distract me! Ha ha. Looking so forward to Goofy!

  6. 6

    luckytiff says

    December 30, 2012 at 10:54 pm

    Great job on your run!

  7. 7

    Alisa says

    January 2, 2013 at 2:12 am

    Yay, great job. You have been a running machine.

    Starting out in the cold dark of a morning is always difficult. Way to get it done!

    Your paces have been dropping, you are going to do so great at Goofy!

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