Run 5:28:00 [4] 29.2 mi (11:14 / mi) +3900ft 9:58 / mi
ahr:159 shoes: Salomon Speedcross 3 W9
oh yeah.
started w group of 12ish in pretty bad conditions...low 30s, rainy, icy. good vibes all around though and we crushed the first out-n-back, 17 miles (16.5 on the garmin) in a few minutes over 3 hours. easy for some but probably a touch too fast for me. i knew that but rolled anyway because there is no harm in exploding on a fun run. second out-n-back was made with a group of 6 and i got dropped hardcore anytime the trail turned up, which chubb does several times and with authority. but no worries, kept moving forward and the boys waited at a few spots so i had a perfect mix of solo and company. got a little bonky and had to focus a lot on eating from mile 22 onwards. did the last 13 (12.5 on the garmin) in 2:45ish., so major slow-down there. finished pretty tired/sore but happy to have completed what i set out to do, and with some rad people.
definitely felt undertrained towards the end. i would need some more mileage in the legs to make this type of run more physically fun. but, my long run week over christmas made me feel pretty run down, so just need to keep playing with mileage and results. still learning.
finished with a fun time at TJ Wings. our table put down about 125+ wings, several pitchers, and other assorted apps. these are good people.