Hallucinating birthday wishes
OOOoooOOOh BABY it was a cold run this morning. It was about -19 with the windchill. Today’s run had a bit of a somber feel to it. There wasn’t much talking going on at all. We were all just focusing on finishing. When I was running by the lake it was a bit eerie; it actually looked like it was dusk outside. Weird. Too bad I didn’t have my camera today. I ran 13.50km/ 1:10. In the last five kilometres I was actually hallucinating because I was so cold. I kept seeing this bridge in the distance and was so confused because I didn’t remember seeing it on the way out… and once I reached the bridge, it wasn’t there.. imagine that. Yes, I know… I’m crazy. Overall it was a good run though. I didn’t slow down at the end like last time and was able to pick it up so that made me happy!
very attractive picture of me and my red hot face after my run... *cough*
So I have officially decided that I need to get a water fuel belt. I don’t want to die of dehydration when I’m running Around the Bay. Ok, I don’t think I’ll die… but what if I need water when there is no water station around? I would actually prefer to NOT run with a waterbelt. Although I would rather wear one than pass out. Better to be safe than sorry, right? Right. 30km is pretty far… just thinking about makes me nervous.
Any suggestions or feedback about different hydration packs?
GMan has a camelback type water pack that he said I could use but I’m opting out. I sweat to much to have one more thing on my back.
I’m thinking about getting this Nathan waterbelt
I like that the strap is velcro so it can be made smaller and tighter. I do not want it to be moving or bouncing when I run. That’s my main concern about buying one.
Do you run with a hydration pack? Give me your advice!!
Today is a special day… it’s GMan’s birthday!
Happy birthday Baby!!
I bought him some of these…one of each flavour, of course. They were sooooooo good. We split them so we could have a taste of each. Thankfully they were only mini.
Who am I kidding, I obviously would have eaten them if they were big too…. my favourite was the red velvet with cream cheese icing and the lemon meringue. Oh YUM!
I may or may not have eaten the crumbs off the paper…………….. I definitely didn’t eat the paper though.
I wish I could hallucinate about those cupcakes and make them appear again.
Tags: around the bay, bitter cold, dessert, GMan, runners edge
oh thats cold!! How did you survive? I love my nathan fuel belt. Its the only one that doesn’t scrunch up on me. Go for it!
LC
Thanks for the advice!! I probably will end up going with the nathan.
I have the FuelBelt Helium 4 bottle belt and I love it – as much as I’m going to love running with a bunch of bottles strapped to myself.
If you go with the FuelBelt be sure and get the women’s fit. I think a friend of mine got the men’s belt and she complains about it a lot.
Happy (late!) Birthday to your GMan! :D How fun to celebrate together…and I’d like to hallucinate those cupcakes right on over here! ;)
Your post made me think…I’ve really never run with water (my longest distance is the 1/2 Marathon but my body is itching to go FARTHER!) but I’m realizing that pusshing even past 13 miles without any water is dangerous. I should look into those belts – I’ve heard good things about them. Thanks for that reminder (I’d also rather not die. lol!) When’s the big 30 km run again? Happy training!
Hey Bonnie!
He says thanks for the birthday wishes :)
you’re right.. you should look into the water belts :) (I really don’t want you to die either lol) you obviously know this, but hydration is so so important! Coach B says that we should be sipping water every 10 minutes (I definitely don’t do that though). Seems a bit excessive to me, but I guess it makes sense that the water will be stored in your body when your body does actually need it.
The race is coming up.. eeeek.. March 27th!
I LOVED your pics from Hawaii.. how sad to return to this weather eh lol. You and Mikey are so beautiful together!!
I am so super impressed with your cold weather runs! We don’t experience that type of weather but I can imagine that its brutal! I love love love the Nathan Water Belt. I have used 2 of them for a year now and can’t say enough good. My suggestion would be to make sure the bottles have the race caps.
Love your blog!
Hey “hauteRunningMama” thanks so much for your advice and comments! I appreciate it. How lucky are YOU that you don’t have to experience cold weather running..jealous!! (but happy for you lol)
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