22 miles in 3:01:42, 8:15/mi, HR 152.
Inspired by Ian's recent destination runs, decided on a long exploration run up Scott Turner into the State Forest lands farther than I've been before. Loaded up with two hand-held gatorade bottles in case the predicted warm temps arrived early (departing temp was 50F), I headed out. Outbound was a climb from 1250' to a max of 3000' at around the 9 mile mark, followed by an 750' descent to the turnaround, then back again. Great scenery and some wonderful views of Mt. Rainier out in the middle of the foothills. Plenty of hills; many steep enough to require a quick walk break that I didn't feel bad about taking. Started getting really tired at about the 17.5 mile point but managed to keep the pace decent on the last stretch. Temps in the shade climbted to 69F at the finish and the sunny parts were definitely warmer than that, so the tiring was probably somewhat weather related. I feel much better my long run fitness after this workout and believe I can chalk last week's less-than-stellar run to just a bad run. Despite the fact that my overall pace for the run was over 8 min miles, I feel like the effort was probably worth somewhere in the 7:30-7:45 range, given the hills.
Adrenaline 8 - 489.68 miles. 2 hr nap in the afternoon.....wiped from the run.
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