Gels

After more than a month, I put in a good, long-ish tarmac run. I covered close to 15K in an hour and half. The finish was really strong and I felt very fluid. That was encouraging. I am still carrying a few excess kilos which are now becoming more than a mere irritant. Something will have to be done about that soon.

In another positive development of my running routine, the energy gels the Sethi got me from the States are simply magnificent! They taste like hell but I was warned about that by other runners. Its curious how the gels work: while 2 gulps of Gatorade really goes straight to your muslces and brain and gives you a real surge in step, the gels work slightly differently. The first 2 minutes or so you don't feel anything at all except for the synthetic, plasticky aftertaste of the gel. Then slowly but surely you feel more balanced and stability that wasn't there starts to come into your stride. It will be interesting to see once I start hitting the 30 K mark how these gels work but for now I am happy I have some to fool around with. I hope to complete the Sunfeast 10K in under an hour but lets see how I feel on race day. For now, another Sunday and another endorphin high. Cubbon Park was beautiful and I slowed down a little while going past Nehru's statue this morning...he must be smiling, whereever he is.