16 Mile Long Run

Long runs are getting longer, 16 miles. Bob from the running club was wanting to get a 10 mile run in, so he met us out at Creve Coeur lake and ran the first 10 of my run with me. I went a little faster than I might have solo, but it felt pretty good, so no problem. At the 10 mile point I took a quick break at the car and refilled my water bottles and had some shot blocks, but I didn't stop the garmin. 9:45 pace for the first 10 miles, when I got running again my pace was 9:54, which is where it remained for the last few miles. Total time of 2:38:36, average pace of 9:54, splits of 9:46, 9:36, 9:32, 9:42, 10:03 (west on bridge uphill), 9:33, 9:50, 9:59, 9:34, 9:47, 11:44 (water refill and shot block break), 9:46, 9:56, 9:47, 9:54 and 9:59. Took walk breaks every mile, average heart rate was 159 for the run. About 40F at the start, in the 60s at the end. Was good running with Bob, made the time pass by pretty quickly. I was tired at the end, but not completely dead, so I didn't run too fast.