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If I Could Run Forever

January 14, 2012 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Weather: 25 Cloudy

Comments:
Lennox to Theta Chi (alone), up Mayfield to Monticello to Lee to Brewster to Oakhill to Stanwood to Euclid back to Theta Chi (with Paul Zackowski), up Mayfield to Taylor to Superior to East Overlook to Euclid Heights back to Lennox (alone)-

I was dreading running my long run for the last 3-4 days since I've been sore and seem to be struggling with everything. I was also dreading how cold I'd be, but as soon as I started, I realized I chose the right day weather-wise because it wasn't windy for once. Paul was struggling to breath because of his allergies, so I needed to go really slow while I was with him. Perhaps that was a good thing because it might have allowed my legs to loosen up some. The footing was pretty bad, so I had my watch running to guesstimate distance more than anything else since I was aware we were probably well over 8:00 for parts of it. I guessed a little too slow, so I ended up with an extra mile. I was extraordinarily sore the last three or so miles of this. It's probably some combination of the cold weather, my fatigue from increasing mileage, and being running for such a long time. This seemed to drag on and on toward the end.