Crazy bad weather today. Wind gusts up to 45 MPH with trees coming down across the road in spots. Needless to say, I got some sprints in anytime I head the oh so familiar CRACK near the big trees. Rain was sideways is places. Middle 4 miles had plenty of leftover slush in the roadway making footing tricky (and wet). Tired legs made this run difficult (not to mention the difficulty convincing myself to actually get out the door). Almost talked myself into stopping at the 11mi mark (as I ran back past my house), but I kept at it for the full 13 miles. Average pace was 8:09/mi, but it sure felt a lot harder today. Left knee in some considerable moderate pain in places on this run. I'm considering going back on the full Cosequin dosage, but think I'm going to hold off for a few more days to make sure this isn't a fluke. Tomorrow is definitely a recovery run day for me. | 