Tempo run. 3 miles warm-up, 4 miles @ 15K to 1/2M pace, 2+ miles cool down. 8:01 am Central Standard Time, 17-24°F, 74% humidity, winds calm. Here I am in York, Nebraska. It's about 1/4 mile from my hotel to the begining of a dirt road. I ran west on that dirt road for a couple of miles then turned north onto another dirt road and went for 2 and a half miles, then turned around and came back. On the way back, I was a little unsure which east/west road to turn onto, but the breadcrumb trail on my Garmin solved the mystery. These dirt roads just ran between snow-covered fields. There were big round bales of hay in some of the fields, and I saw a few farm houses. The roads were rutted in some places and icy in a few places, but on the whole not too bad. I ran this tempo run a little faster than I usually run it at home. I guess the lower elevation and the relative flatness of the terrain helps. I didn't get out particularly early and I was out for a while, but my son is still asleep now that I'm back. We've got not quite an hour and half until we have to check out of this hotel, so I better wake him up. AP: 8:35. Splits: 9:22, 9:12, 9:20, 8:08, 7:55, 7:59, 7:47, 8:42, 8:51, 0.16 @ 8:45.
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