Why would anyone get up ay 4am on their day off, drive 40+ miles to run 22.5 miles?, easy, for the love of the run and to share it with a good friend. Eric and I ran a partial segment of the Run Across Alabama from Hartselle to Moulton. This segment is not very challenging elevation wise but it's some beautiful country side and pretty much runs due west so every stride you take gets you closer to your destination. We saw a lot of equine, bovine, and canine and some indistinguishable road kill. We kept the pace easy, btw 8:30 and 9:00 with two aid stops. After the second aid stop just past 15 miles we were both fueled with some gatorade and chocolate and the pace picked up without either one of us really saying we were going to. Miles 17-22.5 were all under 8min pace and we even dropped a 7:05 on mile 19. A great morning of running, home by 10am. 3:15:42/8:42 | 