Nice easy cruise up Ben Lomond. Kept it in granny gear most of the way up, but still managed to shuffle all the way to the peak. Glad this feeling easier as it's a good marker of improvement for me. As I was running tonight, I was thinking about how getting up Ben Lomond used to be an expedition involving multiple quarts of water, hundreds of calories, and several hours of running,walking, and recovering after. Now it's a single bottle and couple gels in the pocket and and easy cruise. Pretty fascinating how our bodies become adapted to the work we do. Oh, and a new sight up there tonight. Came around a corner on the way down and there was a guy flying 20 feet over my head in a paraglider. He buzzed back and forth along the ridge for a mile or so of my run never more than 50 ft or so above me, looked like a great way to spend an evening. Not for me though, that is the kind of thing that would go very wrong for me. 15.25 miles, 3850 vert, 2:45 RT.
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