Goal was 20 with a fast finish. Left at about 12:40 and ran from my house up around memory grove along 11th ave through fed heights up to HCI through research park up around the zoo down wasatch to 21st south cut down through the neighborhoods to guardsman and down university ave to 1st ave. Tempo started at about 9th E and 1st ave but I was already pretty tired. It was downhill than uphill for mile 1 and more uphill than down through N temple and back home on 200 west. I ended up with 18 and 19 at 6:15 each and then bonked in 20 with a 7:55. I haven't bonked like that in months so I'm kind of glad I did. 2:21:39 or 7:05 average for the run. Still a negative split with 7:22 out and 6:48 back.
No water or nutrition and it was quite cold coming back west with a minor but biting headwind. I will plan better next time I do this run with a better course and a truly easy day the day before.
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