20.02@8:35 HR 156 bpm
Glad to get this one out of the way. 20 miles with only a couple of short stops ("elapsed" pace was 8:47). Left from Westlake Village, right on Alderman, left on Belcher to Klosterman, then south down the Pinellas Trail. Similar to last week's 15 mile run. Plan to add the extra miles was to run further out on the Dunedin causeway, but it was closed at the drawbridge to pedestrian traffic, so turned back early and did some extra back and forth on the trail before heading home.
I wasn't sure what shape the trail would be in, some stretches of debris covering the trail but not too bad, no large puddles also.
First mile was 9:54, then next 11 miles ranged between 8:34 and 9:07, then miles 13-20 picked it up to between 8:23 and 7:53. Even considering the slower pace if stops are factored in, it's one of my best 20 mile runs in a long time. (For example Feb 2021 I ran 20 miles at 8:10 pace, but if stops are factored in it was really a 10:26 pace)
After the run, packed up and headed up to FSU to see J and S. Last night I bought gas for my car and filled a 5 gallon gas can as my wife's minivan was very low on gas and didn't want to get stuck in a gas line. We took her van and were able to get gas without a big long line when we got to Crystal River. Nice visit with them although a little crazy after the roundtrip to/from Boca and the storm prep and then the gas lines. Fewer gas lines when we got back but filled up again on way home before getting close to Tampa area just in case.
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