Zack - 20

2:36:58 (7:51)
An absolutely gigantic effort with Luke in the evening. Moderately cold (44-->38F), a touch of rain, and darkness at the end. Our route started from the house which felt like a normal run, instead of an epic route like we have been doing for our previous weekend long runs. We went down the Willamette bike path to Valley River Center, caught some water on the way back at about 6 mi. Then proceeded down the bike path to Springfield. Went D St, and took a right in Springfield up a steady hill out to Dorris Ranch. Ran around the ranch on some excellent muddy terrain through the forest and orchards. I wasn't feeling great at about 9 mi, so I was a little worried. We also were unable to get water anywhere, until mile 18.5! Luke and I were both feeling dehydrated but maintained a respectable turnover as we arrived to Pre's Trail in the dark. Went our usual route through campus home, tacked on 3 loops of the square short track on campus, and then staggered home and ate tons of food.

Took gels at 5mi, 10mi, and 17mi. Really should have carried water but I learned a valuable lesson. All and all, really nice difficult effort, longest run ever (2.4 mi beyond the previous long). Excited for the marathon in roughly 2 months.