out-n-back
i got a late start this morning and didn’t get out the door until 9AM. thankfully, the temps and humidity were relatively good but the sun was out in full force. i headed out west on the glacial drumlin trail towards wales. it’s a long slow climb from waukesha to wales which is nice for the return trip. i went out past wales, nearly to the point where the trailbreaker turns from paved trail to dirt trail; and turned around with 8 miles and 1:08 and change on the watch. coming back, i stopped to refill my water bottle at 9.5 miles and downed an energy gel. i felt pretty good on the way in as it was rolling downhill. with 3 miles to go i did start to slow as the sun was really taking a toll on me, even with drinking from a water bottle. i hobbled in at 2:15:14 for a slight negative split and 8:24 pace overall.
for the week, i ended up with 53 miles. the previous two weeks i ran 50 and 49 respectively.