12:30pm and 50 degrees. 16 miler today on Grants Trail. The trail is flat as a pancake for its entire length. 1st 7 miles @ 7:40 average, next 4.5 miles @ 7:05 average. Last 4.5 at 7:45 average. I took 1 Gu at the 7 mile mark during this run and the 7:05 pace felt very comfortable in the beginning. I held this pace for 6 miles and then slammed into a wall where I backed down to maybe a 8:30 mile for a couple miles, but was able to focus my finishing mile back to 7:30. I had planned on the water fountains being accessible during the run, but they were off so I had no access to water during this run. I should also have taken a 2nd Gu at the 12 or 13 mile mark. |