11.76 mi, 1:53:53, 9:41 avg, elev gain 182 feet, HR 152 bpm
Start time: 8:54 am
This was a very hot run. Wanted a long run or at least a longish run but no set distance, just anything at least 10 miles. For variety I started at Anderson Park. For a warmup, I ran up the hill towards shelters 2 and 3 and back down to where I parked, then left the park going north on 19. Ran to Keystone Rd and crossed over at Jasmine Road to the wide sidewalk which soon merged up with the East/West portion of the Pinellas Trail. Not much shade here, and for a while no breeze.
Forecast called for some rain, so I was hoping for a light sprinkling, but it wasn't happening.
Just past mile 4, I reached the (warm) water fountain at the corner of East Lake and Keystone, topped off on water and headed north to a little bit past Trinity Blvd. Found a tree shaded parking lot to stop and cool down. I had been running paces between 9:11 and 9:21, except for mile 4 which was 11:13 because I walked some of it while taking a phone call. After the turnaround, I had three miles over 10 minute pace, before picking back up a little for the last two miles. Reached my car and cooled down with the ice I had brought and some big gulps of the cold gatorade I had been dreaming about. Then reapeated up and down the hill that I had warmed up with.
As I was leaving, some people getting into a car near me were giving me some strange looks, was wondering why. As I started to pull out, one of the guys came toward my car. I had left my hat on top of my car and it fell off. Glad they told me, it was maybe my second favorite hat.
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