20-miler #3

RUN 20 miles in 3:14
BIKE 12 miles in 45 mins, indoors

I had a last minute schedule switch, I decided to do Tour of Hermann Sunday and run instead today. The run is the higher priority workout, and Sunday is the day TH is riding ToH too, so win + bonus.

I didn't put a lot of time into mapping it. I wasn't all that excited about running it either. Knew I could and would do it, sort of felt routine I guess? I overate a bit at brekkie (wow, nothing new there...) and took off from the house with a rough plan of heading towards South City as use the Y as a stop/break point.

So I wandered out the door...headed to TGP, around the MOBot, then off to the Y getting there at 1hr. For the last mile or so, I had this "urge to go" and once I took care of that I was feeling better :)

Off towards BRR, wandering a bit and taking in new side streets. I ended up in a new park where I saw a 110 lb Basset!! Only weighs a few pounds less than me!? Then off to the RDP Greenway -- newly paved and widened -- then back towards BRR. The day started out cool and warmed up but I didn't strip off the extra layers until mile 15. Not coincidentally, that's when my energy started to flag. When you're distracted enough to want to stop like that -- yup, energy flagging. Not physical energy, rather the mental kind.

I came home feeling good, but with pain in my right hip - on the outside where that bone sticks out. No gracilis pain today, or any other pains.

Hopped on the trainer after some food and did a terribly bored aerobic spin. Weird how this helps so much after a long run! I'd ride outside, but sometimes I just want to be close to home and not be riding when I'm so damned exhausted. Lazy!