5:00 am. Back home again, It's nice to be home. Was planning on running the SunCrest loop again today with Ryan, but he bailed on me, some family reunion excuse. So I started out my normal BullRiver route to Smiths, glad I didn't have to do SunCrest, my leg wasn't up for it. My leg started out stiff but loosened up and felt pretty good after about 3 miles. 2 Miles into the run in the construction zone on 92 I ran into 2 girls. I startled them pretty bad and about got pepper sprayed in the face. After I convinced them I wasn't some crazy 5:00am rapist out with a headlamp and running clothes I helped them down the cliff wall created by the construction and we ran for about 2 miles together. I learned about one of their pet mice and listened to her apologize to some poor lady that she had butt called 3 times starting at 4:30am. They complained that my 8:30 pace was to fast for them, so I left them alone and went out ahead. Went up the Suncrest Road about 2 miles and turned East on Westfield, I had never gone this way before and found it very enjoyable. Followed it out to Main Street in Alpine which was exactly 8.5 miles from home. Turned around and took the same route home. Ran into the 2 girls at the SunCrest/Westfield intersection and stopped to say Hi then cruised home. Second 1/2 of the run was definately more fluid and faster. My leg started hurting like it had just run 15 miles instead of just hurting for no reason. Entire run was 17 miles in 2:03:30. 7:15/mile avg pace. Not bad with the incredibly slow start. Really glad to get that run done, now on with the taper. 2 weeks to Logan.
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