Notes
Another excellent but tough run on the Banks/Vernonia Trail. Woke up early to beat the heat and am glad I did. Weather was absolutely beautiful and warm. The plan all along was to break last week's 12 mile tempo long run PR on this course. I don't think I felt as good today as I did last week, but I accomplished the goal and ran 1:10 faster than last week. I am very pleased with the effort and was spent pretty good at both the half way mark and the end. At 6.1, I stopped for a bit and walked up to the Stub Stewart Visitor's Center for a drink of water and walked back. 5 miles of the first half were a very gradual uphill and I made it to 6.1 in 39:51 (6:32 pace) which was the fastest I've ever covered that uphill first half! 2nd half was a whopping 4:50 faster than the first half and was covered in about 35:00 (5:47 pace)
Easy day tomorrow for sure....