Run 10.4 Miles with Hammer Endurolyte & Gel

I have run two half marathons. Each time I finished the race but then had to deal with a sore calves, quadriceps and IT band. Each time, I noticed that different muscles were sore and my recovery took less time. Wednesday, I logged 4 seperate running sessions that totaled 13+ miles. I felt a some minor soreness in the sortorius muscles and gluts.

I ran on Saturday on the track in the park near my house. I set a nice easy pace and used my iPhone app Runkeeper to track the miles and pace. I ran at an average 10:41 min/mile pace for 1:51:49 with a total of 10.4 miles. I monitored my heart rate for some of the time and ran in zone 1 and 2. The purpose of the run was to learn how my body would react to using electrolyte supplementation and Hammer gel.

I swallowed 3 endurolyte capsules during my run, drank 5 ounces of water (I just didn't feel thirsty) and ingested 2 ounces of gel. After running 10 miles, I started to feel the hip flexors and IT band. I was surprised to feel those muscles get sore. During the run, I remember thinking that I wish I had a belt to secure the gel, electrolyte capsule bottle and my iPhone. My hands were a little full carrying all this stuff while I ran. I didn't cramp during the run but was ready to stop around mile 10. My goal was to run 13 miles. I performed 10 minutes of Yoga positions to stretch out. I went home and ate oranges, bananas and some bread. About 45 minutes after I stopped running, I felt tired and fell asleep for several hours.

I believe I need more strength training. I notice a lot of supporting muscles in the core and groin area that are showing weakness. I'm optimistic.