16 Miles in 2:11:58 on a warm and muggy afternoon in the Ouachita National Forest about 35 miles west of Little Rock. Parked at the Lake Winona Spillway and ran an out-and-back on Forest Service Road 114, carring only a 16 oz bottled water; rolling hills with several tough climbs; deer to human ratio was about 20 to 1. No doubt, this was a tough run, particularly given my poor planning with respect to fuel and a relatively low energy level. That said, ask and ye shall receive...at Mile 14, battling borderline dehydration, I prayed for rain. Honestly, I shouted to the heavens, and not 10 minutes later, the heavens parted and emptied a perfect, beautiful shower on my head for the remainder of my run, cleansing my mind, body, and soul. Wesley
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