I made a concerted effort to clawback some of the mileage deficit today after a good 34.5 mile run. I was fortunate enough to have the wind on my back for most of the day. It came in especially useful when a climb to 2600 ft was required. The temperature was favourable all day too and quite a pleasure to run in.
I've been running on the Freeway for the majority of the day which means that 100% concentration is needed. The assumption that each passing vehicle is going to hit you comes in very useful. There was only 1 near miss as an HGV was driving part on the road, part on the hard shoulder. I stepped onto the gravel at the side of the hard shoulder just to be safe.
I've been running on the Freeway for the majority of the day which means that 100% concentration is needed. The assumption that each passing vehicle is going to hit you comes in very useful. There was only 1 near miss as an HGV was driving part on the road, part on the hard shoulder. I stepped onto the gravel at the side of the hard shoulder just to be safe.
Later on, I had a run in with a dog in Glendale where I had to clamber up a steep climb to escape. I cut my hands in a few places. The owner just looked on as it chased me!
I ran the last 2 miles with Wee Kirsty for company and reached the finish line at 1930. Gone are the days when I finish running at midnight as I did in week 1.
Tomorrow will see me reach Arizona and a shorter day is on the cards with a target of 32 miles.
I ran the last 2 miles with Wee Kirsty for company and reached the finish line at 1930. Gone are the days when I finish running at midnight as I did in week 1.
Tomorrow will see me reach Arizona and a shorter day is on the cards with a target of 32 miles.
I ended the day with a massage from Wee Kirsty. All I can say is how come somebody so little generate so much power? Despite being a painful experience, Wee Kirsty said that out of 10, the intensity of that massage was about a 6!
