I've decided to go with Hal Higdon's intermediate level 2 training schedule. That meant 14 miles today. I planned the route last night and started out according to plan. But then I thought, it's plenty light to run up the canyon. When I got to the mouth of the canyon, it was closed to all traffic, including runners. So, I made a U-turn to resume plan A. But then the milage didn't work out. So I did some weaving around to get to the 14 mile distance at the end. All told, I ran 14.1 miles in 2:04:02 for an average pace of 8:48/mi. Not exactly my fastest pace, but I'll take it. It is my longest distance for a while. Hopefully, this new schedule will lead me to a four hour marathon. I did some core exercises instead of running yesterday due to some nagging pain. I think I need to do more of that to prevent injury. I think I'll try doing planks every evening.
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