Week 11 - Saturday

Holly and I had a CPR class this morning, so I didn't join the gang for today's long run. They were meeting at 7am for a 12 miler, but I planned to go out on my own for the same distance after our class.

It was about 3pm by the time I made it to the Greenbelt at Bardenay in Eagle. It was sunny but a little cool with a breeze out of the west. After a day off Friday, my legs felt great as I started off. I settled into a comfortable rhythm at a low 8 pace, although I regretted wearing a long- sleeve shirt. I continued along without seeing another runner at all until I got past Glenwood. I reached my 6 mile turnaround and was glad to get the breeze as a headwind to cool me off a bit. As I neared Glenwood again, I finally saw the first and only two runners I'd see on this run.

My return trip passed comfortably as well, and I reached Bardenay again. It took 1 hour, 38 minutes with an average pace of 8:11. My last mile was 7:45, which is good to end a run with your last mile being your fastest.

It was a good run, but with missing out on the group run and running at such an odd time of day, it was a lonely run!