20 Miles on an absolutely gorgeous, albeit warm and brutally windy, day of 82 degrees in Little Rock. I ran a 7:14/mile pace, but that doesn't tell the whole story... After months of cool-weather running, today was a wake up call. After 15 miles at sub-7:00, I was spent, and the 10 ounces of gatorade in my hand-held was all dried up by Mile 16. Lucky for me, the Little Rock/North Little Rock River Trail on which I was running has water fountains, and I was fortunate to hit one at Mile 17. Overall, it was a good day. The wind was a pace-breaker, and I was not prepared for how my body reacted to the warmer weather, but all things considered, I ran pretty strong. And then I had to mow the yard!!! Wesley |