AM: So I woke up this morning before my alarm, turned it off, and skipped my long run. Very unlike me. Worth. It.
PM: Decided to work all day, and then felt like going for a run around 3pm. Incredibly humid and hot- 91 degrees, almost full humidity, but fortunately windy. The run turned into my long run, which was both good and bad. Good: Got a 20-miler out of they way as planned, and ran it quick enough to benefit from it. Bad: Turns out, I need to plan out some water along my route a little better. The fountains are either turned off or too far in between, so I had one water opportunity at mile 12-13, and that was it for water until I finished. Good: Although I had no water/nutrition, this is a great sign for working towards ultra-marathon goals. Not that I won't have water/nutrition, but I will have similar mental anguish along the run. Bad: this is pretty foolish for Florida. 91 degrees, believe it or not, is hot for Florida. It's usually a humidity issue down here, not a dual heat and humidity issue. This run could have easily gone downhill. Good: It didn't, and I blasted it solo on some nice gently rolling hills and clicked along the miles.
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