Notes
Beat my age in minutes! As predicted, the brutal wind kicked in. Glad I had practiced out here on these trails in these shoes because there are some pretty sandy places and they have good lugs and get some traction. On the out-and-back section in the middle, it felt so good to turn around and have the wind behind us! Looks like I hit max HR at the finish. Happy to give it 100%!
Had a really nice moment of self-talk where I saw a field of birds, blue herons, I think, and I had seen them when I did the practice run here. It made me smile and I thought, "I'm not a bird, so I can't fly, but I won't walk either and I'm running well."