Travel to Houston so I didn't run until 9:00 pm. I went to Memorial Park and did the 2.93 loop a few times. The idea was a 5 mile tempo at half marathon to 10k pace, but I had just gone to dinner with my attorney and finished off a Snapper Cheyenne complete with crab, shrimp and crawfish on top of linguine at Bayou City Seafood and Pasta with a couple of beers (if anyone saw my resolution not to drink during this marathon cycle, I have failed miserably at that) and I had a bowling ball in my stomach.
After a 2, make it 3 mile warm-up, I managed a mile in 6:23 before slowing again. The next was 6:32 and the rest were above 7. 64:26 with more climb than I thought - 300+. I love Memorial Park and it is cool to see dozens of runners in the 9:00 hour. |