Gorgeous and perfect morning for a run if you are feeling good. When you have a sore throat and can barely breathe through the night and don't get much sleep it's nice to be outside but tough to do the running part. Especially when you have a 20 miler planned. Went with a friend who is preparing for his first ever marathon on July 4 down in Portland. This was his longest run so far of his life- He did great! We hit the sno valley trail for 12 miles at 10:00 pace. He plugged along like he could have kept going all day. I was a little sluggish once we finished that. My body told me to quit after 17...could've finished the 20 but didn't want to totally wipe myself out- Did the last five at 9:12 pace...wasn't really watching the pace, just out running on a really nice day. We had a couple of yearling elk running on the trail with us. We were hoping not to see a big bull elk around there. Took the trail all the way to I-90...want to explore that further...nice area out there. Sinuses feel a little better now and I hope this crap goes away fast as the marathon is officially only 2 weeks from today. Next run Monday morning: 9-10 miler easy
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