3:17:10. Probably longer than 22 ... maybe 23. I did the hilly loop course in the mountains ... each loop is about 400 meters - 1/4 mile short of 6 miles. So, 3 loops + a little "mountain view" area I usually tag on is about 18 miles. Since I needed to add miles anyway, I decided to add 5 miles at the beginning out from my parking spot toward the visitors center and beyond. I guess it was probably longer than 5 miles since it took me 47:47 to run it (pretty much uphill out and downhill back). Then I did my 3 loops. 51:35, 49:56, 47:51. I was so tired today ... probably not surprising since I had just done 20 miles 4 days ago, had the highest mileage I have ever done in a week and did 16 miles at "faster than marathon pace" this week. About 2.5 miles into the last loop I crested a 23 min hill and felt like I was going to throw up -- in hindsight it was because I was running the hill too hard (but I wanted to be finished so badly) -- then I got this horrible side-stitch. I did not actually stop running but I was trying all these weird breathing exercises, was pushing on my side and even tried some bizarre stepping thing I had read somewhere (lead with a different foot or something) ... finally it sort of went away, but it was a painful 1/2 - 3/4 of a mile. I couldn't believe the last one was so fast, I was really tired. I did treat myself to a root-beer float today ... it was very good.
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