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October 08, 2004
Friday Long Run
Since I'm attending an AM wedding tomorrow and have plenty of errands afterward, I wanted to run long and unrushed today. Back to Burke Lake Park for three loops on the dirt trail -- 15 miles in 2 hours and 1 minute. With the temps being to my liking in the mid-50s, I probably ran the first loop a tad fast (for long run pace), as my heart rate was unusually high. Thankfully, I settled into a maintainable pace ~53 minutes into the run. I was pleasantly surprised to see quite a few people on the trail for a weekday mid-morning. One older lady in a greenish-yellow tank top gained my attention. When I passed her on the first loop, she cheered "Go-go-go! Somebody has to be faster!" And on subsequent loops, when I reversed direction, we continued to provide encouragement to each other. She looked so energetic, even heading into her fourth lap. Having her on the course really made my long run.
Posted by Leilani at October 8, 2004 05:19 PM
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Sounds nice; I can't wait 'till I can run 2 hrs again! I hope the wedding was fun!
Posted by: becky at October 9, 2004 11:22 PM