I ran my long run at Jeremy Ranch Road this morning. I ran six miles out and then turned back. I'm always a lot faster going out than I am coming back. It's much hillier on the way back. But, today I ran 39:22 out. (I think this was actually a bit over six miles. I don't know where the six mile mark is.) and came back in 40:36 for a total time of 1:19:58. I still need to work on getting more even, but at least I didn't lose 2-3 minutes like I usually do, so just over a minute difference means my endurance is improving. My slowest mile was around 7:10, but I was hitting a lot of my miles in about 6:20-6:30. It was a pretty good run for a hilly dirt road at 7,000 feet. I must say I was inspired by Shalane Flanagan's bronze medal performance at the Olympics. I love the Olympics. They make me want to run faster. | 