Ran 18 miles on the country roads from the house today. The weather was decent with sunny skies, light winds and about 30 F. Ran an average of about 8:15 for the first 11 miles and then about 7:55 average for the last 7 miles for an overall average speed of 8:07. I staged 3 water stops but decided, for my first run this long, I really did not want to make a big uphill in the last 3 miles. So at mile 13, I changed the route for a little saner climb back to the house Because of the change, I missed the last water. Not sure if there is a relationship, but I felt a little rough for a while about an hour after the run, It was a nice run and I felt like I could have kept going (as long as it wasn't up that steep hill!), Now I need to do a 20 and maybe a 22 miler before Ogden. |