I drove up above Mink creek to start the run today (right above where the second Pocatello Half Marathon starts). It starts out about 6,000 ft and drops to 4,500 ft. But you have several rolling hills. The drop is really only in the first 7-8 miles. I left the house at 5:40am and got up there at 6:10. It was really warm this morning around 50 degrees. Once I got up there I realized I left my fuel belt that I had prepared to take that carries 16oz of water. I still had my sports beans but no fluid. I ate a bag of sports beans around mile 14 and that really seemed to be all I needed other than I was still thirsty.
The first 8 miles I averaged around 6:35 pace nothing really fast. I really did get hot and was thirsty by the end of the run, but I never hit the wall. In fact the last mile (flat) I did at 6:31. Overall 20.52 miles at an overall 6:46 pace in 2:18. Good run and I could have went faster but I didn't feel the need to push this run too much. Evening Mowed two lawns tonight, plus put together a trail gator to attach my sons bike to my wife's mountain bike. This will allow her to ride him to work at our daycare.
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