Final long run. I thought it was closer to 22 miles but after mapping my route, I was a mile short. Guess I slowed down quite a bit there at the end. I felt solid through 2:15 but the final 18 minutes were slow--it was getting hot and it had been nearly 90 minutes since I'd drank any water. I ran into Lake Oswego; great hill work on the south road and again leaving town towards Lake Oswego HS. I stopped at 8 miles for a bathroom break at a L.O. Starbucks and also to take a Gu and drink water. That was the first Gu I've eaten in a looong time. I don't miss them. I continued on out of Lake O. along Kruze Blvd, north to the temple, south to Trader Joes, then onto my normal morning loop to Tigar HS. Throughout the final 60 minutes I slowly chewed on Jelly Belly Sport Beans which my stomach seemed to handle just fine. All in all, a solid run at then end of a shortened week. Let the taper being!
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