After failing to do the whole long run last Sunday I decided that was not an option today. This evening I returned from Brooklyn around 6, stretched and fueled for 30 minutes and set out for a 14 miler. Not only did I sit in the car for 4.5 hours today, but I also played basketball for my brothers team who were severely short handed.
| distance | time | Pace | HR Avg. | HR Max |
| 13.72 | 1:53:33 | 8:17 | 146 | 170 |
We played the whole 40(?) minutes: 5 on 5 with no subs. I should stick to running... I had several opportunities to shoot, but I couldn't buy a bucket... the rims and backboards were straight street with absolutely no give. Anything that hit the rim went flying out. Sorry to Jim for my Shaq-esque performance (minus the strong play in the paint).
My run took me to new territory. I ran down to the Franklin Farm area of Herndon where people clearly throw plenty of dough around. I imagine some of the houses have rooms that aren't used for months. I almost got run over by a BMW and a Mercedes. At least I'd be going out in style :-P
I have my first blister in a while. It's that darn long second two. It's not an unusual place for me to get them, but hopefully it'll toughen up after a few more distance runs.
The ol' Garmin went screwy on me, or more likely user error kicked in. My watch stopped for 5 minutes, and my mid-run math was a little off leaving me slightly short of 14, but I can more than live with 13 3/4 after the week I've had. I hurt. I should have passed out hours ago. Time to make it happen...
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