Finally, a nice cool Saturday morning. In fact, it was literally freezing. From last week in shorts and t-shirt to today in long pants and several shirts, mittens, and stocking cap. It was refreshing and I kept a decent pace, about 10 minutes/mile over the 15 miles. I even planned my route so that I ended at the right distance and ran the last 5.5 miles downhill and flat, except for the big hill at the end.
I also experienced a measure of redemption since I made the right turn at the same juncture of indecision from last week - which was actually a left turn. The other thing that I did right was take a couple of my bottles out of the freezer last night so they could thaw since I knew they wouldn't do so as much during the run. The other two bottles were still about a third frozen when I finished, but I had plenty along the way and it wasn't an issue.
You know you've done some long runs and your training is working when 15 miles doesn't seem so bad.
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