Notes
Drew and I had talked about doing a long run this weekend, but hadn't committed to it yet. We certainly gave ourselves enough room today (bike path goes 50+ miles to Waterloo). We also did the more reasonable thing and started running into the wind instead of against it which we've oddly been doing frequently lately. Perhaps because of that, we did not enjoy the headwind.
Despite the lack of smooth running, we gradually became more determined to do a long run (certainly dependent on the assumption we'd feel good once we turned around). That got us to 7 miles, Drew said we might as well get to 7.5, then tried to persuade me to continue to 8 just because he wanted to hop over a gate and check if a bridge was "really" out.
Around we turned and better we felt, only it took a mile or 2 to feel that way. Still, our pace accelerated. Miles 10-12 were in the 6:20's, next 2 miles in the 6:10's, finished with a 6:08. No add-on because... because it's a long run already.