Amazing run this morning. I'm in Arizona for the weekend and I ran around Monument Valley as the sun rose behind the red cliffs. Very cool. My wife was following in the car and took some sweet pictures--I'll try and post them when we get back to Utah. Started with half of a bagel and banana 1 hour before running. It was a little windy this morning, so to avoid the wind head-on, I ran back and forth on a 3.5 mile strip of road. It got a little boring around 17 miles, but I survived the mental aspect of the run. It was basically 3 miles up-hill (1 very gradual, 2 &3 somewhat steep), then the opposite back down. I did 20 miles at a good pace, then did 1 more very slow mile to cool down. Gatorade @ 5, water @ 8, Gu @ 10, Gatorade @ 13, 16 and 18. No cramps--my gut is ready to race. Another week down....
Total Time: 2:02:07
Pace: 6:06
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