Today I headed into Clemson to run the actual race course for my long run -- here's a link to what I did (Just about. I veered left instead of right at the end so I landed up doing 9 instead of 10 miles, no biggie, I was scheduled to do 9.5 today.) The beginning of the course was hilly in that gradual build dammit-why-won't-this-thing-end way. And around mile 3 the vitamins I took that morning started to turn my stomach. That lasted for two miles. Whole Foods, you make good vitamins but man are they not happy when being jostled around. After 6 miles, I got to the really beautiful part of the run -- the dike on Lake Hartwell. I had never been up there before and, with it being around 65 and sunny, it was gorgeous. And flat! And soft and grassy, which was actually kind of weird and a little uneven to run on. Even if it was better for my legs. Here's someone else's view:
It really took my mind off the run and I loved looking around -- Maddy and Alice would love it up here, so I think we'll take them back some time. I spent about 3 miles on the dike and then headed back past the golf course and to the Brooks Center, where I finished! I went in to say hello to Woody and steal some water from the green room.
I just checked my pace for the run and I ran 10:31 miles! Woohoo! That is 30 seconds better than my usual pace. I feel pretty good right now but that will probably change this evening when my body realizes it ran 9 miles today...
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