20 mile long run on the same stretch as always, but with a variation, as the trail ends about 8 miles into the run. I took a back road that also has mile markers on it after I got to the dam where the main trail ends. 1:10:00 at the turn around. On the way back I was running on a slight downhill grade on average, so the second half is naturally faster, but I also ran a 5 mile tempo (plus a little more near the end just to finish quicker). I ran mile splits of 5:57 (mile before the tempo, but lots of steep uncomfortable downhill on this mile) 5:50, 5:45, 5:42, 5:33, 5:19 from approximately miles 13-18 of the run. Total time of 2:10:41 for 20 miles. |