Whoohoo. Estimated time 1:50. Jeremy Ranch road - I am not sure exactly how far this was, because somehow my watch did not start after I got water (at mile 4) - so I am missing somewhere around 1/2 mile or so of time. Because of this, I was not sure when to turn around, so I turned around when my watch said 50:30 - turns out it was probably 2-3 mins later than I should have, so I am adding on an extra 1/2 mile (though it could have been more than a 1/2 mile more). Actually, for this run, neither time nor overall pace mean very much because of the difficulty of the run. Very hilly, 6500 ft, and coming back is both hilly and uphill and it is very hot (since we never seem to be able to get started before 11:30). Anyway -- no matter how "long" the run is, today I actually "beat" Jeremy Ranch Road. I pretty much didn't run faster than 9 min pace out (there are mile markers sporadically placed until mile 5) - and ran the last 3 miles at 8:30 pace (there are mile markers at miles 3, 2.5, 1.5 and .5). I was suprised and pleased! I wish I had the actual out-and-back times ... Tomorrow is my off day and then next week I am adding on another day of doubles while increasing my mileage the other days -- it should be fun, I might see 60 coming my way pretty soon. Good thing is no travel until August! Happy Sunday bloggers. I forgot -- funny story about the run today. About 1/2 mile into the run is an area Dean and I call "the bathroom". It is really one of the few areas that is "easy" to find a private spot right off of the road, although right now it is so overgrown that it is hard to get back into the brush enough ... anyway, I went into the "bathroom" and within a couple of seconds was completely (I mean ALL over completely) covered with huge (not those bity little things) ants! I actually screamed and ran back toward the road (in a sort of stage of undress) and in my haste came within millimeters of a snake!!!! It was not poisonous - but hey - it was a snake! If that doesn't get your heart rate up what will? Unfortunately, ants and one live and dozens mooshed snakes were all we saw in the way of wildlife today.
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