It was a little cool and windy this morning. I thought Larry was coming out this morning, but he's heading out with the youth on a handcart trek at noon so I wasn't too surprised when he didn't show. I decided to run the Orem route but lengthened it a couple of miles by going down to 800 E and 800 S (near Costco) before turning back. Just before I got to the 800 E 800 S intersection I started having some stomach cramps. Fortunately, there were some guys playing basketball at one of the churches at that corner so I was able to make a much needed pit stop. I ran a total of 8.5 miles in 1:10:57 (8:20/mi). There was a pretty strong head wind as I headed back north. At one point I ran 1/2 mile north, slight uphill into the wind, at 8:40/mi. I then turned west and ran the next 1/2 mile, not into the wind and a slight downhill, at 7:40/mi expending the same effort. This was representative of most of the run. I tried to maintain an even effort (around marathon level), and I averaged 8:20/mi, but most of the miles were either faster or slower depending on the grade and the direction with respect to the wind.
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