16 Mile - Going Long Again

16 miles out at the lake, running a mile out and back on the spur starting at the restaurant, then south and through the woods and doing a figure 8, going out and back on the spur again, then through the woods and back. Was getting tired and my heel was hurting by the end, but didn't really slow down. Was cool out, in the 50s, quite windy and a light rain most of the way, but never rained hard. 16 miles in 2:37:52, average pace of 9:52, AHR of 158, though it was over 160 for the last 4 miles. Splits of 10:14, 9:54, 9:56, 9:49, 9:51, 9:45, 9:50, 9:47, 9:51, 9:58, 9:50, 9:49, 10:04 (garmin acted up a bit here as I was going through the woods), 9:39, 9:48 and 9:40. So after the warm up mile, all miles between 9:39 and 10:04, a very consistent run. Felt good to go long as it had been a while, so it was a bit of a test of how the body is doing. Though I may not PR @Grandma's, I don't think I'll have any trouble finishing. I am clearly going to need to get my heel checked after that though, as it's getting worse.