Things are moving right along! I headed out the door at 7:35 a.m. intending to run 14 miles. I plotted a new course out on http://beta.mapmyrun.com/ thinking 14 miles would be a nice run considering I might still be recovering from the travel day and all the mileage I had a accrued while in California.
I started out down hill for a ways which is a nice way to get warmed up. At 3.6 miles the course heads up hill for 6 miles with very few respites. It isn't terribly steep except for a couple of short steep hills, but, the total climb is 336 feet. About half way up the hill, 7 miles into the run, I decided to add a couple of extensions and lengthen the run. I remeasured the course at 15.5 miles when I got home. Not too bad!
What I really like about the decision is that I felt good enough at 7 miles to extend the run. It's a good sign. With a couple of exceptions it's mostly down hill & flat after the high point so I felt quite good right to the finish. Right now my feet and quads are reminding that I worked pretty hard. I don't mind it a bit because I don't feel especially fatigued overall. That's a really positive sign.
So far, so good.
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