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RUN 10.15 miles in 1:43-ish, 10:20 m/m, 168 spm, 152 bpm

There was a few mins of walking in this run, 30-60 intervals and this is reflected in the cadence, but the HR is still high. So hmmmmm.....

I slept bad last night, long time to fall asleep and didn't like a deep restful sleep. I wake up OK with the alarm with some strong *urge*. This has been happening lately, and I'm seeing a pattern of my belly getting swollen and uncomfortable the night (and day and previous night?) before and it all coming out over 2-3 BMs next morning. Like my gut just stops and accumulates for a day or two or three? But it's not really a constipation issue, it's the other one. Not pretty. What causing it? On my list to research.

Tea, some potato prepped last night, some fruit, and out. My feet are sore from the gravel run still, especially when I wake up and I need to wear shoes and get things stretched back out again it seems. But once this done I'm ready. Had my handheld bottle ready but skipped it cuz it's "only 10 miles". Oi.

I was immediately tired. No surprise, but when you're doubting your endurance for the day in the first mile it means it could be a long run. After 1 mile I thought to myself "I could run home, then do this 4 more times and have 10 miles!".  That's the mind looking for an out, if you're home, you can quit!

Cherokee street had a festival and someone repeatedly chalked TAROT with arrows pointing east towards a since-removed tarot reading station. I wondered after a few blocks when the arrows would end? Would I see arrows pointing the other direction after I'd passed it? Maybe as a joke they led those interested into the river? Ha! Once I crossed Lemp, I saw the reverse arrow.
I went to Lemp Park, doodly-doo around the hilly hairpins, up along the Brewery, up to Soulard Market and over the footbridge towards Choteau, back to Laf Park, out to Jeff and back and right around here starting wondering on my route.

I'm feeling as expected, tired and sore, but mentally OK to go. The *urge* was back again strong but no worries. I did a quick out-n-back in that pretty Benton Place block and hit 5. My options were to keep going, or run the route in reverse and see it from the other direction. I never run this route backwards! That's the mind again, looking for cheaper, easier. Nope.

Continued across Jeff towards Compton. A light rain starting to fall and it felt great. I stuck to my plan of walking hills and when the HR was high, but never really enjoyed the walk. I wanted to get going again. My quads were fatigued and sore, and I think my form started to fall off as the miles accumulated.  Across Grand, under I-44 at Spring-ish, down to TGP, to the bandstand at 8 miles, then home. YAY!

Walked the dog, shower, brekkie of egg white, oats, and fruit. Off to work. No bike commute today because of dentist appt. I'm a bit nervous on that, given the state of my stomach and chew-tics I've had last few months. Gotta fix that.