I woke up at 5 am with the sun and checked the thermastat as I was getting ready for my run. It said 97 degrees. I didn't believe it, so I checked the weather ap, and sure enough it was already 97. I packed extra water bottles and electrolyte tablets in my ultra direction hydration vest and headed out to run the trails.
Today's run was more of an adventure than a run. I was running along and saw a trail that I had not yet run and decided today was the day. It quickly turned into a very steep uphill climb and before I new it I was hiking straight up a rocky slope that was even tough to walk up. It was so steep my feet kept slipping out from under me. Eventually I reached the top and then I was going along on the side of a steep rocky peak for a while. After about 20 minutes of that I finally found a trail that looked runnable and off I went down the backside of the small mountain. About an hour and 25 minutes into the run, I ended up down by the lake, so I stripped down to just my shorts and jumped in for a few mintes to cool down. Then I got dressed and headed home which was right about an hour more.
11. 5 miles
2:25:58
Avg HR 140
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