Long run - 7.0 miles

I ran my long run for the week, just as I planned.

The route was brand-new to me, even though I'd mapped it out last year. I hadn't ever run it. In addition to adding a half-mile to my next-shortest neighborhood run, it also added a new hill, going east on SE Woodstock past Reed College, up to 39th Ave.

Ugh.

Because I haven't run this far in months and months, and because of the hill, and because completing this run would put me at 20 miles total for the week, and because it was warm and windy, and, well, frankly, just because, I wasn't too worried about total time. I mean, I was worried about it but couldn't do much about it. I rationalized it by reminding myself that I'm just setting a time to beat next time I run this far or farther.

I probably should have fueled up better before the run - I had a small, ~500 calorie breakfast around 10:00 AM, then nothing but water until I was ready to run around 1:00 PM. Probably not a good idea to go out on that few calories. I did take along some Cliff Shot Blokz (Black Cherry) for refueling, and that likely kept me from collapsing too badly.

Did I mention the wind? The weather today was in the upper 60s, which would seem to be perfect. However, I've read that internal temperature during a run goes up by about 20 degrees, which meant that during the last half of the run it felt like it was in the upper 80s to me. Also, the wind - damned if it didn't feel as though it was against me the entire way.

At any rate, it's a nice loop, sidewalks or paths the entire way, with some shade and some nice views. And I finished it. That's the main thing.