Daily Archives: Sunday, June 29, 2008

Run 58, 2008

I knew this morning was going to be the start of a heat wave so I got up at 4:30 AM intending to head out at 7 AM. The day before, Marilyn and I measured out the 15 km course on our bicycles. We put on about 27 km on our bikes. I tried to take it easy because I just ran 11 km the day before and I knew I would have a tough day today. And I did have a tough day. I headed out a half hour earlier at 6:30 AM and I intended to try to stay at an 8 minute pace. The road went on forever it seemed, and the sun beat down on the asphalt with no shade whatsoever. I rustled up a coyote when I crossed a country road bridge, just before Graminea School. At the 15 km mark I turned around and … Continue reading

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