22 miles in 3:01:23, 8:14/mi, HR 150. Ran from town up to Forest Road 1000 and up into the hills. Turned out to be a long tough climb with some short downhills on the way out and reverse in return (except still tough). Tired at the start...one of those days where early on you don't feel like you're going to make it even halfway, so I told myself just get to halfway (didn't want to mentally talk myself into a shorter distance). Some of the hills were so long and steep that I wound up walking some segments so I'd be able to complete the distance. Made it but my legs were toast by the halfway mark and the return just pounded them into jello. Managed to smack my right knee against the gate on the way out, and despite the ice bath afterwards, my knee stiffened up later in the day. Just glad to have this run in the bank....how do those ultra guys & gals go up hills twice this size? Overall climb was from 800' up to 3400'.
Asics 2130 Blue - 76.26 miles. | 