Despite the colder temperatures, I knew this week's long run would be much better than the last. I made sure to get some Propel water, load up on the carbs, and avoid any foods that might cause the same gastronomical issues I endured last week. I'm still trying to delete that experience from memory.
The early morning chimes of the alarm clock came all too soon. I got up at 5:30, ate a bowl of Total Raisin cereal, got suited up in my winter running gear and set out from home at 6:25am - later than originally planned. It definitely felt colder than last week, but it's a good think I didn't know it was only 17 degrees, or I probably would have high-tailed back home and hopped on the mill for three hours. So glad I didn't do the latter. From home, I ran out to Starr Grass, up High Point to Watts, across to Odana, up Tokay to Mineral Point and over to Hoyt Park via Westminster. Then, I hooked up with Regent to Highland, past the UW Hospital, onto Observatory, along the Lakeshore dorms, down Bascom Hill and made it to the Union in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Whew! Excellent time! It helped that the streets were not covered in an inch of slushy mess like last week, which was the equivalent to running on a sanding beach but in winter, in Wisconsin.
So, the plan was to meet up with Mattie at the Union, but he was 20 minutes late. And for everyone's sake, we'll not discuss that topic any further.
From there we headed back up Bascom, down Library Mall to Randall, merging onto Monroe before making a full loop around the Arboretum. After that, Mattie headed back to the car while I pushed on, proceeding past Edgewood to Monroe, then back to Randall, up Charter, down Bascom and ending at the Union. Whew - I was happy to be done and so happy that it went well! In the end, it was a successful 20.05 miles in 2 hours and approximately 35 minutes. That's less than 8:00 min/mi. Awesome!
I've posted our routes below for future reference. The 20 miler had quite a few hills - excellent hill and cardio training.
The early morning chimes of the alarm clock came all too soon. I got up at 5:30, ate a bowl of Total Raisin cereal, got suited up in my winter running gear and set out from home at 6:25am - later than originally planned. It definitely felt colder than last week, but it's a good think I didn't know it was only 17 degrees, or I probably would have high-tailed back home and hopped on the mill for three hours. So glad I didn't do the latter. From home, I ran out to Starr Grass, up High Point to Watts, across to Odana, up Tokay to Mineral Point and over to Hoyt Park via Westminster. Then, I hooked up with Regent to Highland, past the UW Hospital, onto Observatory, along the Lakeshore dorms, down Bascom Hill and made it to the Union in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Whew! Excellent time! It helped that the streets were not covered in an inch of slushy mess like last week, which was the equivalent to running on a sanding beach but in winter, in Wisconsin.
So, the plan was to meet up with Mattie at the Union, but he was 20 minutes late. And for everyone's sake, we'll not discuss that topic any further.
From there we headed back up Bascom, down Library Mall to Randall, merging onto Monroe before making a full loop around the Arboretum. After that, Mattie headed back to the car while I pushed on, proceeding past Edgewood to Monroe, then back to Randall, up Charter, down Bascom and ending at the Union. Whew - I was happy to be done and so happy that it went well! In the end, it was a successful 20.05 miles in 2 hours and approximately 35 minutes. That's less than 8:00 min/mi. Awesome!
I've posted our routes below for future reference. The 20 miler had quite a few hills - excellent hill and cardio training.
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