Slept with no alarm--it was heavenly. The only problem was it made my run eat into my day quite a bit. Started my run at 8:30 at 31F. Got colder in the SF riverbottoms but was 35F and a bit sunny by the end of my run. Plan was easy long run but 2-4 miles at half marathon pace at the end. Clay was there to taunt me on Zephyr and up Powerhouse, but he was booking it so I couldn't even get him by gu corner. Then he wouldn't give me the satisfaction of starting before so I could catch him. :P I kept pace easy because I knew the end would not be easy. I am not sure I want to include the Zephyr hill in any fast finish runs in the future, it is so hard. But I don't have a choice unless I want to plant water in Payson. Anyway. Started my 4 mile fast finish up Powerhouse. Here's how it went and elevation changes: Mile 1: 6:22 (40 ft drop) Mile 2: 6:24 (15 ft drop) Mile 3: 6:39 (63 ft gain, Zephyr hill and most of the way to the corner) Mile 4: 6:23 (gain to the corner, then downhill, net 8 ft drop). I felt pretty crappy in mile 3, not surprising given my lack of love of hills and it just is discouraging to slow down, but I was proud of not giving up and my mile 4 bounce back. Overall 6:27 ave pace. Wanted 6:25, but glad to break 6:30. .26 slow cool down to car. 16.26 miles total, ave 7:31 overall. I am doing the St. G half next Saturday. I am not yet in racing form, but my coach said I could run it as a "fun run". Given that I am only half in shape, I am not sure how much fun will be in the run, but it will likely be in the first half of the race :D Should be interesting. . . I am just hoping for good weather. So far forecast is 35F low, 55F for a high. Sounds good to me. Nudge it up a bit more for shorts, though, eh? Will do core and some ellip tonight.
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