A.M. Wind and rain for today's long run. Poor sleep and sore quads after yesterday's race made for a bread and butter pace. I was a bit dosy at the beginning and didn't notice a thorny branch across the trail, I turned my face at the last minute but it caught my earlobe. I didn't realise until I was back but it had bled copiously down my jaw and around my throat, looked nice and gory. The hills at the end went ok, no probs uphill but the last 1k drop into town was painfully sore. Total 35,2k in 2:53:21, av pace 4:55/k, 7:56/mi. |