My first 20 miler went as well as I could have expected.  Finished in 8:44 pace overall with close to 4 miles at 8:06 pace, which was faster than the GMP+10% that Pfitz calls for, but the section is a downhill and I was feeling good.  I really felt good throughout.  So, the only thing I took in was water and I didn't notice any ill effects.

After a short rest, I went to my local running store to see about a new shoe.  I was fited by a local elite which was kinda cool.  When she introduced herself, I wanted to say, "I know who you are" but I played it cool.    She brought out a few shoes and I'm thinking, "Whatever you bring out, I'm probably going to buy".  But, she brought out two pairs of Brooks (Ghost and Glycerin) and even thought they felt good in the midfoot, they were very "rolly polly".  Like not enough custion under the toe.  She also brought out the new version of the Mizuno Wave Rider and my old shoe - the Asics Gel Nimbus.  The Wave Rider was interesting in that, it feels like there's so little going on that it felt barefoot-ish.  And, I thought it was weird that even though I've only been out of it for something like 6 months, the Gel Nimbus feels heavy now.  In the end...  I couldn't decide so I bought both because my parking meter was about to expire.    I might take the Gel Nimbus back but I might use it for my long runs since it's so cushiony.

Pizza and beer time.  Go Ravens!