I was on the run at 7:45 am. It was 39 degrees and sunny. The high was to reach 73 today, but it didn't warm up as quickly as I expected. When I finished about 2 hours and 40 minutes later, it was only 57 degrees. What has happened to the above average temps we've been having? I broke a sweat in the sun and froze in the shade. The wind was just strong enough to really tick me off. Of course, it was strongest in my longest in-sun stretch. If it wasn't for the wind, I think I could have enjoyed this run. My body felt pretty good. I was tempted to walk a few times, not because I needed to, but because my mind kept telling me I was "doing 16 miles" and I needed to "save up".
I ran with my iPod. I didn't listen to any music. I used the stop watch on it. The first 9 miles were under 10:00 each; the last 7 miles were all over 10:00. My fastest was Mile 8 at 9:09. Why 8? I don't know. My slowest was 16, of course, at 10:53. Total time: 2:37:59. Pace: 9:52. I can live with that.
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