Ok! Finally I ran a full half-marathon. 1h50min in a course from Guincho to Cascais, returning to Guincho again.

I was particularly pleased to feel no pains or discomfort until the 16^th kilometre. Until then, the pace was almost near the 5:20 mark, and I resisted the temptation to speed up whenever I felt I’ve got everything under control. That was a really wise investment, from the 12^th kilometre onwards.

The battle really started there, and I think things got not so easy because of my lack of powerade and water by that time.

My refuelling schedule was as follows:

• 6km: water
• 9km: powerade
• 12km: water
• 15,4km: powerade
• 18km: four sips of water

Then I ran out of liquids. That wasn’t a serious problem since I had water nearby, but it might played a role here.

Post-workout I drank a lot of fluids and ate a cereal bar, and in ten minutes I was driving my car back home with no problems except feeling my knees (no pain, although).

Overall, I was happy with the workout, ten minutes bellow my goal for the race… I might have to lower the expectations here. First, finish, then, we’ll see.

Next week, a moderate workout (10k maybe ) Tuesday of Wednesday, a small one by the end of the week, but above al, plenty of rest, sleep and a proper diet.