This was a tough, and not a real good start to doing a long run. It was hot and humid when I started, so i figured it wasn't going to go well. I started with a 2.6 mile loop that i ran about 7.45 pace, then i did the 10k, the 5k down the Trent Trail in 21.40, so under 7 min pace, then back up to the start in 23.30, so 7.36 mile pace, so, now i have 8.8 miles in, and i feel ok, but i took water at this point, and turned around back in the sun to go back down and do the 10k again, and.....ugh, the heat humidity, everything kind of hit me, I went about another mile, and wasn't pleased with the pace, so i turned off my watch and practiced the "marathon shuffle" for the next 5.2 miles to get the 15 in. Ugh. It was rough. I hate the marathon shuffle, and don't want to practice it, but, well, sometimes it happens. It was unusually muggy for Vegas, and when I finished, it was 98 degrees. I started at 5.40am, but i need to move it to around 5am in the future.
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