I'm recording the long run as easy miles because of the pace. However, it was anything but easy. I took an out an back route heading south on 400 East/Orchard Dr from 400 North in Salt Lake City. The 8.5 miles out where relaxed and easy. The wind was to my back and it was mostly down hill. The turn around was a the Tesoro gas station on Beck St. in Salt Lake City. The return was 8.5 miles of uphill with stiff winds which eventually drained my tank. What was suppose to be a 20 miler ended up being a very tough 17 miler. As I have read on many other blogs referring to bad long runs, this is a "use as experience" long run. Still have a big training week ahead of me so I need to rest and recover as much as possible prior to my Monday run.
Time: 2:17:40
Pace: 8:06 | 