Notes
Long run with Helix. I've felt pretty terrible all week so I had very little confidence in this run. Then I started to feel tired legs within the first 4 miles. Fortunately, we apparently were running against a race for a portion of a race and that made the miles feel a bit easier. The race was actually on sac and fox so when we got there we jumped onto the single track and this kind of rejuvenated me. Maybe the slightly slower pace helped but I felt much better for the next 4 miles before needing a bathroom break. Felt good again after the bathroom but as we were getting to 11-12 I was starting tell I was losing it. Made to the end of sac and fox and then on the wash trails Helix took the lead and I had some trouble staying with him. My goal was basically to push to get to the end of the trails before stopping just so there would only be 1-1.5 miles remaining when starting back up. Then I was thrown for a loop when Helix started to slow and all of the sudden was falling behind me and I was running at a much slower pace. So I could tell he was probably needing break as well and told him my plan. Made it through the trails and got to some shade for a walk for a few minutes. Finished the last few mile or so at a slower pace and was still a struggle to finish. It was warmer this morning and I think sleep definitely impacted us both a bit as well. Still a good run but tough in comparison to feeling so good last week.