Ok, maybe not TOTALLY miserable, but at least partially.
Plan was 17 miles steady cruisin’ since last week’s long run got a liiiiiiiitle out of hand (6:11/mile, last 9 avg 6:01).
My friend/running buddy Sam and I met up at 9am to run around the point of Pittsburgh city. Somehow, it’s been a while since I’ve run this loop, although it’s honestly my classic, go-to long run route. We ran through Bloomfield, into Lawrenceville, and across the 40th street bridge. We then ran the river trails all the way around the point.
At this point, we were cruising at around 6:30s-6:40s. On the way back from the point, we had a NASTY head wind that was freezing my tits off (mostly my hands). Although I had thin gloves and a sock over each hand, I lost a sock early on!! I was switching that sock from hand to hand like I was Luke Skywalker and the sock was a Tauntaun. It was my savior.
We counted down the miles until we returned. Nothing a hot shower and some coffee can fix :)