Ran 16 miles this morning. The pre-dawn quiet is so nice and peaceful, I could run in it forever. For whatever reason, I was in an exploring mood today. Most times I head out the door I know the exact route I'm going to run, but today I felt like going...wherever. My normal laps of the neighborhood are 2.5 miles. Our neighborhood is now connected to the one east of us, so I extended my laps, making them about 3.5 miles. I ran two of those, stopped by the house to strap on the fuel belt, wound through a few streets I rarely run, and then down to the town homes. I had just started down that street when I heard a yappy dog barking up ahead. Deciding I didn't care to run the gauntlet of annoying dogs that live in that area, I turned around and exited the neighborhood up to Pleasant Valley Baptist Church. For the final five miles or so I ran down Shoal Creek Parkway and back.
On my running schedule I had 16 miles listed for today, but my Garmin beeped at me when I hit the15-mile mark. Apparently when I revised my schedule I didn't update my electronic training calendar. I felt like I got a bonus extra mile off the error. Not necessarily the way I'd normally do it, but I felt good this morning so it wasn't a big deal.
During one of my westbound runs on 96th Street a lady on a bike came up behind me and asked if I was training for the KC Marathon. I told her I was training for Columbia. She said it was listed as one of the Top 5 toughest marathons in the country due to the hills. She's run 42 marathons and normally runs in the 3:30 range. The Heart of America race she finished at just over 4 hours. Guess I won't setting a PR in this one. At least I train on some steep hills. Guess we'll see how that works for me in about a month.
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