I ran 4 with Wyatt, who had a church breakfast and knife sale to go to. It's good to talk and catch up on the week, but 4 miles isn't enough some days (like today). Then I dropped off some water, came home & changed my socks. They were wet from running in the fields (dew). Checked on MR who didn't get in till 4 am, so I gave him the morning off. I ran my 9 miles swamp route, and added a mile in a neighborhood I run past. I made sure I had some $ in my shorts so when I ran past Wyatt's church I could buy something from their bake sale. Unfortunately, it was all indoors, so I missed out on the baptist brownies (which are sinfully fabulous!!). I had a good run. With 3 miles left, my legs were feeling tired, but I managed to get a couple faster miles in at the end. I just really wanted to get done with the run, so I hurried home. After mile 14, I walked 1.4 miles to cool down and got my legs used to working a little longer so maybe next week's 16 won't come as a complete shock to their system. Beautiful weather. The direct sunlight was getting warm, but the air was cooler, and any little bits I was able to get in the shade were marvelous. avg pace with Wyatt was 10:11. for the 10 miles alone, avg pace was 9:34. Last 2 miles were 9:22 and 9:14. It was mostly a progressive run, but a couple of miles I was texting, and they ended up being slower. The texting was a nice distraction though. My music wasn't charged, so I went alone without music or MR...just me and my brain. We did a pretty good job keeping each other company. I saw a dead squirrel who was all smashed except for his fluffy tail, a dead cat that had his face chewed off, and 3 dove hunters walking out of the field. They said they got a few. I saw the boxes they were carrying their prizes in, but not the birds themselves. This blog is getting long. Glad the run is over. Glad I survived. Glad I get to go to the Greek Festival and enjoy baklava and other tasty treats this afternoon. Thank goodness for phyllo and butter!
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