14.37 miles on the Benham Falls trail in 2:08:41 (8:57/mile)
I ran with my brother today, so the pace was quite a bit slower. Also, I slept late, so was only up for about 15 minutes before we headed out.
I love this trail. We ran through Sunriver for about 3 miles just to get to the trail, then the trail itself is 3.1 miles long. It meanders through a Ponderosa forest on a dirt path that is narrow enough we had to run single-file. Occassional bikes went through, but no other runners.
We were only going to run 12 miles, but when we got to 6 miles we were just 1/2 a mile from the falls, so we went on to at least see it. When we got back to Sunriver my brother thought we should go a different way back to the house, and this ended up being more than a mile longer.
On the run I tore up the backs of my heels pretty badly. My socks were too short, especially for a trail that was dusty and grainy. I could barely walk for the next two days and couldn't run again until Saturday.
Also on the way back, around mile 9, my foot caught a root and I fell flat. Most of the impact was in my chest, but my chin smacked the ground, too. Knocked the wind out of me. Since I was soaked with sweat, and I landed on a dusty trail, I was caked in mud the rest of the run. Thankfully, I had to scrapes or wounds, except on my chin, which was hidden by my new dirt beard. No after effects from the fall. Just those stupid heels.
It was warmer at the start, around 62, because it had been overcast all night. It stayed cloudy, though, so it never warmed up until after the run.
Just looked at the splits for the first time. I had no idea we were going that slowly. Well, my brother hadn't gone longer than 9 prior to this, and he is a bit slower than me. Also, we were at 4200' elevation.
Splits: 8:44 - 8:30 - 8:27 - 9:27 - 10:00 - 9:06 - 8:48 - 9:30 - 9:34 - 9:31 - 8:34 - 8:42 - 8:23 - 8:14 | 