This week was a milestone for me. This is the first time that I have crested 40 miles in a single week! I am spending more hours on the road than I ever have before. Surprisingly, my legs are feeling pretty good, which will come in handy considering that I will be running even more next week.
Last night I ran a 17 miler in the dark. It’s been brutally hot here in the Palouse, and heat affects me a lot, especially on long runs. In order to avoid it, I either have to start early in the morning or run late at night. The sun currently rises at 5:17 AM, and it’s hot by seven. I would have to start at 4 AM in order to finish 17 miles. Obviously that’s not happening. I instead started at 8pm last night, as the sun was just starting to dip behind the wheat covered hills. I parked at the head of the bike trail linking Pullman and Moscow, grabbed some water, gels and a flashlight and got started.
The run ended up being a lot of fun! It was me, the stars, and the flashlight leading my way. Beyond one kind of creepy moment hearing a couple of coyotes howling in front of me and wondering if coyotes ambushed people from the bushes, the run was comfortable. Ok, it wasn’t comfortable. It hurt like hell at the end and my legs felt like mush. I also ate a big burger from Jack in the Box, a bunch of ice cream and a lot of beer afterwards (healthy). But I finished, right?
Tues 7/14: 3.91 miles in 38.02 at 9:43 / mi
Wed 7/15: 8.04 miles in 1:15:15 at 9:21 / mi
Thurs 7/16: 3.30 miles in 32:21 at 9:47 / mi
Sat 7/18: 8.14 miles in 1:19:02 at 9:42 / mi
Sun 7/19: 17.01 miles in 2:49:51 at 9:59 / mi
Total: 40.4 miles!
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