8:04 AP. Big change of plans, my friend needed to do his long run today and for me it was nice to get it done before I start my first of 3 x 12 hour shifts for the weekend so I went for it. It was a bit of a late start, and the temps were in the 90's with the sun beating down for the back half of the run. We had planted some water and got a drink at mile 9 but were hurting again soon after, finally found a row of sprinklers around mile 13.5 and crawled on our bellies in the grass with our faces in the spiggots, pretty desperate for a drink and some cooling. It was enough to make it to the finish. Not exactly pretty, but it was a solid enough long run in the heat. Now I have a day to rest and toss around the idea of a 5k Sunday for speedwork.
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