Morning: It was 39 degrees and raining when I got up this morning. I have the day off so I thought I would wait to see if conditions improved when it got light....and they did. The rain stopped and I knew I had to take advantage of this. I put on shorts, yes, I got to wear shorts in Idaho for the first time since.......a long time ago. The only thing is I noticed how white my legs are since they never see the sun. Oh well.... I strapped on my Camelback, put a couple gels in my pocket and headed figuring I would just go wherever I felt like going. I headed out on Chubbuck road to Hawthorne, then south. I jumped on to the Portneuf Greenway north of the downtown area and meandered my way south. I ended up on the south Bannock highway and made the turn at Indian Hill elementary. I then picked up the Kirkham trail over to 5th st. I turned up Barton road and worked my way up to American road. American road is rolling hills for over a mile so it is a good workout. I then went up over the top of Buckskin hitting the summit at the 17 mile mark. I went down the other side, across Parks road, and then down Pocatello Creek road. By this time the wind had picked-up and I had a good headwind the next couple miles. I went back up Satterfield and worked my way back home. I did the entire run in just under 3 hours and it felt REALLY good. Because I had water and never needed a nature stop I did the entire run without EVER stopping. I am getting stonger and faster every week. My PR is going down again when I race next.
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