13.1 miles. AP: 9:14. Left from my house and ran most of the Riverton half route. Splits: 9:04, 9:15, 9:47 (hill), 8:58, 9:22, 9:23, 9:03 (lovers lane hill), 9:15, 9:21, 9:21, 9:25, 9:00, 8:43, & 8:24 (pace for .1). Not my best run. Spent the first five miles talking to my mom on the phone so I never felt I got into a grove. As I left the JRP I wanted to stop and walk but convinced myself to push on. I'm pleased to see the dreaded lovers lane hill was not my slowest mile- I did attack the hill hoping to get it over. I was hoping to complete the run in under 2 hours but didn't quite make it with a total time of 2:00:58. Felt great to be done. And I actually got the opportunity to take a short nap today, Yay! I still haven't decided whether to sign up for the Riverton half; I really don't care for the course, but it is local. Maybe it will fill up before I decide and then I won't have to contemplate it.
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