Rain or shine. That was my long run partners comment on Friday about todays run. When I got up this morning it was cold, raining, windy- 30 gusts 55 or more and generally quite nasty. A deal is a deal though and I had agreed to run the full 2 hours and 45 minutes her schedule dictated for today.
We met up at the starting point at SJ College where it was raining hard but only a little wind. Good day for a run she said as we started. Two slow warm up miles in the park in 18:45 then out on SMC road into the wind and we were off. Between there and Whale Park I got blown off the sidewalk twice by gusts and we had a great time up the big hill into the wind. Reached Whale Park 5.05 miles in 46:42 total , good for a 9:15 pace. Ran the next 4 miles into the rain and wind but a bit downhill in 36:12 for a 9:03 pace to the turn around spot, then reversed course and ran the same route back. The rain quit so I started to warm up a little but the wind was still around 20+, although less by far than on the way out. The 4 miles back to Whale Park in 35:09 for a non wind impeded 8:46 pace. Gained some help in four other runners who came out to help us along half way back to Whale Park. So we only had the 5.05 miles back to the cars left to go. Uneventful really, only the legs mild protests were noted. Felt pretty good all the way back. Ended the last leg in 46:47 for a 9:16 pace. Total run 18.1 miles 2:44:50 for an aveage pace of 9:06. Good run, would have been great if the weather had been better.
192 pounds? seem to be gaining | 