What a difference a week makes. After last weeks horrible long run I was curious to see how today's run would go. First mile was a little slow but felt alright. Once I got warmed up, everything felt pretty good and I was able to run comfortably at a decent pace. After 3 miles I reached back for my Gatorade and realized that I forgot to put my bottle in my fuel belt. I really didn't want to go back to get it so I figured that I would just stop at the next convenience store and buy a Gatorade. Only problem with that was that I was running along Farmington Bay and I knew it would be a few miles until I got back to civilization. Since the temps were cooler I figured that I would be alright until the 9 mile mark where I thought a store would be. Once I got out of Farmington Bay and into Farmington there was nothing in site. I thought I remembered seeing a park around here last year when I ran this route but I was mistaken. There was a table set up with water on it for a 5K race that was going on but I didn't feel right about taking anything since I didn't pay for the race. There was a park about 1 mile away and I decided to hold off until I got there. In the mean time, I was running really well. My pace was around 7:30/mile and it felt very easy. Got to the park and the drinking fountains were turned off (of course). Finally got to a convenience store at the 13 mile mark and bought a water and Gatorade. My legs were starting to wear out at that point but they were far from dead. Next few miles were a little slower because of the leg fatigue but was able to pick the pace back up on the last mile. I can't believe how much better I feel this week than I did last week. Total Time: 2:12:08 (7:46/mile)
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