Twenty!

I ran a whole twenty miles yesterday! I think that's my longest, continuously running effort ever. The legs are a bit stiff today, but not sore. A massage would really hit the spot right now.

BUT, I would be remiss to not thank my awesome wife, Kris, who was my magnificent sherpa. She woke up early just to bike next to me, carry extra water bottles and keep me company for the nearly 3-hour run. We've got a nice routine going every Sunday morning.

It was a perfect day with slight cloud cover, no wind and warming temps. I ended up seeing the same guy in three different locations each one further from the previous, with two different groups. He was old school; no shirt, no heart-rate monitor, no GPS, a simple watch, longer hair, and bushy, 70s-era mustache. He let out a loud "HI!" which grew louder with every successive pass. I loved it.

Here's the route if you're interested. Below is my pace and heart rate per mile for each mile in the run. I should've averaged 8:45 per mile, but I felt too good to slow down. Especially those middle miles, I don't know what got into me, but I was really cruising quite well. I'll have to remember to hold back in the race, though; can't be expending too much energy too early.