The long run that almost didn't happen. 7:44 pm, 78-53° F, 10-49% humidity, wind 16 NNW. I couldn't run this morning because I had to take my MIL to the first part of the graduation for the high school that my husband teaches at so that she could hear the mariachi band that my husband directs. We had to leave at 8:00 in the morning and there was no way I was going to get 17 miles done before then. After we got home, it was too hot and windy and it was hot and windy all day. I almost didn't make it out, but I finally went out a little while after dinner. I tried to give my body a chance to digest dinner before I headed out, but I felt a little uncomfortable during the run anyway. I felt like staying close to home, so I did a1.3 mile loop around my neighborhood. It was going to take a little over 13 loops to get 17 miles. I did 5 loops and then stopped at home for a pit stop and some water. I also picked up my head lamp at that point. My third son had joined me on his bike for the fourth loop. Then I did 5 more loops and stopped at home again for a pit stop and water again. But then instead of doing three more loops, I did my four mile loop once. This was a really tough run for me. I almost blew it off, but I decided I shouldn't blow off my last long run before the marathon. AP: 9:39. Splits: 10:10, 9:52, 9:50, 9:40, 9:32, 9:16, 9:13, 9:21, 9:17, 9:33, 9:41, 9:45, 9:26, 9:57, 9:55, 10:03, 9:28.
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