Great run this morning, slow by design. I ran 4 miles to Ryans house at about a 9:00/mile pace, I was really enjoying running slow on a nice clear cool morning. Saw about 3 shooting stars and the moon was lighting the dirt trail nicely. Got to Ryan's and told him I wanted to go slow, he said great. Apparently my slow is slower than his slow but I just stayed with him, it was still an easy pace about 1 min/mile slower than our normal average. We ran behind Smiths, up to the top of Sun Crest, I was actually very happy with how easy going up hill seemed and felt that I wasn't in as bad of shape as I'd thought I was. Coming back down was a different story, even though I could have ran fast I felt like I was going to blow my hip out so I had to take it down and find a nice controlled pace or I new I wouldn't be walking normal the rest of the week. Ryan ran past his house about 1.5 more miles with me and then turned around, I made the grueling 2 mile climb up to my house alone. But I was very happy that I had just run 20 miles and still felt I had gas in the tank. I probably could have gone another slow 5 miles but we've got a busy day in the Rohde Residence today. 21 miles in 2:52:30 8:15 avg pace. Not to shabby with the slow start and 1000' climb.
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