Route: Along the creek to the river, up one side of the river, back down the other, then home. I used this route a lot when marathon training. The route itself is around 12 miles and I haven't used it at all in training the past couple of years. It's not my favorite route, but today was nice to change things up a bit.
Weather: It was windy. But winds were out of the south so they were quite warm. I started the run around 43* and finished the run above 50*. I went in shorts and a shirt with arm sleeves. The arm sleeves were down by mile 1 and not back on until I got my coffee.
Execution: Warm up and low heart rate worked for a long time. Longer than I'd expected, especially given the up/down nature of this route. I kept reminding myself of when I started heart rate training and could run 15:00/mile with a heart rate of 154. Today I was 10-15 beats/minute below that and not quite as slow. (Almost, but not quite.) Once I got near the Ford Parkway bridge I was pretty much ready to be done. I started moving a little faster and stopped caring about my heart rate. Obviously.
Nutrition: Today's nutrition worked significantly better than my last long run. I took a couple chews whenever I was hungry and had a sip of water or two whenever I was thirsty. No stomach issues, which is always nice for a long run.
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