1:49:23 - ouch! (54:03 out/ 55:23 back) We went to Jeremy Ranch Road today -- a little more than 6500ft elevation - no shade but a tad cooler because of the elevation gain. Was probably about 85F but the sun was pretty strong. Anyway, it is a dirt road about 7.5 miles long total, rolling hills but essentially downhill out and uphill back. It is always a tough run, but really good for training. Anyway, we drop water at 4 1/2 miles into the run (so we can get hit the water 2 times on the run). Someone picked up our water!! Not a good day to not have water - especially since we aren't really used to the heat yet (and at 6500 ft I get dehydrated a little easier). Dean was smart and cut his run a little short to compensate. I, being not as smart, did not. I turned around at 1:04:05, probably a little bit past the 6 mile mark - at this point I did not feel too bad. By 10 miles into it I was hurting. I was so thirsty and hot ... I wasn't really afraid of serious illness (since it was only 12 miles), but I was starting to get stomach cramps ... luckily it was at this point I only had 1/2 mile to go ... Then I drank too much water too fast and threw up. I feel much better now, though I still can't eat, I feel more hydrated and am back down to 4300 ft ;-) I guess we will have to hide our water better next time. Happy Sunday bloggers. | 