Looooooong Run

Longest training run this cycle, not counting the Lewis and Clark Marathon anyway. Judy was running 20, so I decided to try out my 'run for 4 miles, walk for 1 mile' strategy that I'll be using for the Lewis and Clark Marathon, running 20 miles and walking an additional 4 miles. Very nice weather out today, sunny, cool, not humid. We got out to the Page Extension Katy Trail parking lot and got running a bit before 6:30. I headed southwest 7 miles, returned, then ran northeast about 5.25 miles past downtown St Charles, then returned, stoppinng and walking the final .5 miles. Judy got done about the same time I did, so that part worked well. With the walking, I did 24 miles in 4:37:26, average pace of 11:33. Taking out the walking, I did 20 miles in 3:37:52, avg pace of 10:53, avg heart rate of 155, max heart rate of 174. Mile splits were between 10:37 and 11:26, with 15 of the miles being 11:00 or faster. The last mile was my slowest, I was starting to run out of gas. Overall a good run, pretty sore, but not too bad currently, we'll see how I feel tomorrow though.