12.03 mi, 1:45:47, 8:47 avg
Week 2, day 6 - 12 mile long run, goal pace 9:02-9:57
I pushed the pace a little faster to make sure I was back in time. Jessica wanted to get to a 9:00 body combat class at the Y. No reason I couldn't be back in time with 7:00 am start which is not that early and 12 miles isn't really that long but of course it's not nothing.
Decided on a southbound out and back route, starting out from Westlake Village, straight shot on Alderman, across Alt19 to Crystal Beach Ave to the Pinellas Trail. The intersection of Curlew and Alt19 would be just over 5 miles. To get to 6 miles I decided on a left at Curlew so I wouldn't be stuck waiting for the traffic light - although going right would be more scenic.
I didn't know how long it would take me to get locked into a pace. First mile was 10:36, but next mile was 9:09 which felt pretty good, so I decided to stick around that effort.
Effort slowly crept up along with the pace with the remaining miles between 8:44 and 8:18 (mile 12).
Made just one stop to top off water bottle at the Alt19/Curlew water fountain while on the return portion.
Arrived back at the house well before 9:00.
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