AM: 20 miles easy/moderate
I met a group of almost a dozen GRC guys at Old Angler's Inn, where some of us departed for Edward's Ferry and the rest a few miles south along the canal.
After nearly wrecking the car on the way out there when a spider started crawling on me while I was driving, we started the point-to-point run back to Old Angler's Inn 18.5 miles away.
Despite brief bathroom stops at 8 miles and for water/Gatorade/gels a 11 miles, the pace was steadily moderate, ticking off 6:10-6:30 (it's hard to be certain on the canal because the mile markers are so inaccurate. I deliberately tried to pick it up to MP for a few miles around mile 12.5 to see how my legs would feel, but running under the sun with no shade, I could never really get going at a good clip. After 25 minutes, I eased off the accelerator and took the rest easy. Bain and I added another 10 minutes or so at the end to make the day an even 20 miles in 2:08.
This was a solid week for me--two good workouts, one OK long run, and my highest weekly mileage since March. Next week will be a recovery week.
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