Upper 50s F, and raining. Windy at times. Objectives: endurance w/ hills, club run, and Spirit Crusher Hill (miles 11-13), which I am hereby renaming Leg Builder Hill. (More positive, but I'm not sure I can ever stop thinking of it as "Spirit Crusher.") Ran this in 4:25, including warmup and cooldown. Totally soaked most of the time, but not uncomfortable until the second half. (Finished up over an hour ago and the skin on my toes is still all wrinkled.) But I will still take this over heat any day. Ran down the Parkway (Leg Builder) to the club meeting and ran about 5 miles on the Snoqualmie Valley Trail with one other woman. Back up the hill and around some of the neighborhoods, where I met two sisters who are in the club but did not make it to the run. So I ran with them for a while, which was great fun and a nice distraction. They were going on the Silent Creek Trail, which I never run alone (cougars, bears and bad guys), so I had a little treat there. The last 4 miles were not fun, as the rain got harder and my feet and legs were starting to ache. The rest of the day will be blissful sitting, knitting, and Mexican food with friends for dinner.
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