20 miler today. Started at 3:55 (I was 10 min. late) Met up w/ Heather, Chris and Chris' 11 yr old son- Nephi. I picked this route and it wasn't an easy one! The first 9 miles were flat, then a gradual uphill climb for the last 11. We were going really slow today. I knew it wouldn't be as fast as our last 18 miler that we did in 3:10- because that 18 miler was mostly downhill (marathon route). Oh well- this was big time for the 11 yr old. He's ran a couple 1/2 marathons, but this was his longest run ever. We had 5 water stops, 1 porta potty and 1 gas station stop. Took us 4:30 so about 13 min. miles w/ stops. Miles 2-16 were good for me, but my legs wanted to call it quit at 18. I think that's because there was some sidewalk running from about 16 'til the end. I would often just take my chances on the road 'cause I hate sidewalks so much- they hurt! And my IPOD died after about 45 min. It did this on the last run too, so I'm starting to wonder if something is wrong with it... Anyway- glad its done. I feel one step closer to marathon prepardness. Now- big challenge- I'll be at Lake Powell all next week on a houseboat next to a cliff. Really nowhere to run. I will swim & wakeboard alot- but not sure how bad this will affect the marathon training. We usually go to the marina a couple times during the week, so I'm taking my running clothes and hoping to log a few miles around the marina.
Have a great week fellow bloggers! Run hard and log some miles for me!
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