Ran 12.0 miles this morning! I had set my alarm for 4:00, but when my wife woke me up at 5:45, I realized I had forgotten that it was only set to go off on the weekdays. Got up and ran 6 miles outside, with a quick stop at the store for some gel, as I had not had time to eat anything. Took one gel with some water, then continued. After 6 miles outside, it was getting too hot, so I came back inside, had some gatorade and the second gel, then finished my run on the treadmill. I didn't really like doing this, but it beats getting heat exhaustion, which I am prone to. Outside run was 49:53, average pace of 8:18/mile. I was feeling pretty good during this part of the run, although the faster pace was also partly due to the sighting of a loose dog on the street. Hit the treadmill, and averaged a steady 8:34/mile, total time of 51:24. Total time for the run was 1:41:17, average pace of 8:26/mile. This run felt good. I felt like I could have easily run further without any issue - this is encouraging to me. This gets me above 40 miles for the week. My plan for next week right now is to have a shorter long run - 7 miles on the weekdays and 10 miles on Saturday. This will put me at 45 miles for the week.
Afternoon - rode my bike about 5 miles to the auto shop to pick up our minivan, which had to have the tranny fluid flushed. I won't count any miles here, but it definitely counted as additional exercise. | 