Another Perfect running day in the NorthWest! 45 degrees and overcast. No wind to speak of and no rain. I overdressed thinking we would get some rain. Got plenty warm.
It was Mark's day to set up a long run today and he chose to take us from his house(about .4 miles from the Snoqualmie Valley Trail) in Fall City to Carnation and then back. We started off running uphill from Mark's house to the trail and I was huffing and puffing right from the start with that nice little trail run. Then the trail which is a gentle downslope down in to Carnation where we stopped at Remlinger farms to drink some water and stretch. Then back up the gentle incline which slowed us down just a bit. Mark had only run 2 miles early in the week and so he wasn't his usual free flowing runner so I was able to keep up with him. We only saw 1 man and his dalmation(twice) and 4 bikers on the trail. Total run time was about 2 hours with the avg. pace 8:39. That's not bad on the trail as it sucks the energy out of your legs running it. Quite different from my usual road runs. I kicked up the last .15 miles to a 6:45 pace to finish strong and then the easy walk/jog back down to Mark's house. Splits: These are after .8 miles as my garmin had a hard time locking in to the satelites with the tree cover. 8:18, 8:18, 8:30, 8:29, 8:37, 8:44, 8:41, 9:04, 9:08, 8:42, 8:41, 8:43, 8:40, 6:47
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