Saturday won't make a good day for a long run, so I had to get it in today. Heather and I went out this morning at 7am or so, and headed out along the Pacific Coast Highway, running south toward Encinitas. Heather turned around at 5 miles out and I pressed ahead. I ran past the surf shops, bars, campgrounds, motels, beach houses and assorted small businesses that line the PCH in this area. The run felt great through 15 miles, when I started to break down a bit, but I picked up the pace and pushed fairly well from 16 through 19. Most miles were about 7:30-7:40 pace, which felt hard on the pavement/concrete I was running on. I was pretty wiped when I got home, and dripping wet owing to the humidity. |