16 Mile Run

Headed out to the Page Extension parking lot and got running about 7am with Judy, she was running 14 miles, I was running 16. Headed southwest, and after the first mile I knew I was going to need to stop at the Green's Bottom parking lot to use the bathroom, so took about a 6 minute break there with the clock stopped. After that it was fairly smooth sailing. Since Chicago is going to have water stops at about 1.5 mile intervals, I tried drinking water and walking a bit every 1.5 miles rather than every mile - for the most part it worked out. 16 miles in 2:53:28, avg pace of 10:50, avg heart rate of 158. Splits between 11:04 and 10:32. Was getting pretty tired at the end, sun was out and it was feeling warmer, but overall the run went well.