July 25, 2009

Distance: 16.1 miles
Time: 2:30:03
Average: 9:20
Run type: long
Location: North through Zona Rosa
Weather: 73, overcast, humid.
Aches: None.
Injuries: None
Observations: 1) Looked like it might rain for the first 45 min., but it never did. 2. Clouds kept the temperature down, and there was a slight breeze out of the north. 3. Got a little warm in the last couple miles as the clouds broke up and the sun peeked through.
Session comments: I felt real good for the first 14 miles and thought I could keep it up a long time. But once the sun came out a little, the added heat sapped my energy pretty fast and I was glad to reach the end of that 16th mile. The run brought my weekly mileage to 38.7.
Target race: Des Moines Marathon, Oct. 18.