Today was the third cutback in 9 weeks and it called for a 12 miler. The weather was less than terrible for this run. We started from Fit Club West at 0700 with rain, a lot of wind, and temps in the mid 30s. The Frostbite Festival is just around the corner so we decided to run the cours (10 miles) and add 2 miles.
The first 6 miles was against the wind. Couple that with the hills and the rain in the face and things could only get better for the 2nd 6. We clocked the first 6 at about 54 or 55 minutes. Once we made the turn-around and with the wind at our back, the pace increased slightly. And then once we started catching up with some of the Frost Toes, the pace increased even more. We finished in 1:45 meaning our last 6 was run about 5-6 minutes faster.
This is a very tough course with major hills. Couple that with a strong wind and possible freezing temps, this race might be one that I have to skip. Although, this will be cutback #4 so I may run it as a long run.
I have a 9 mile pace run scheduled for tomorrow. This will be a flat 9 miles... but compared to the course we ran today, I think any course would be flat.
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