Saturday was another long run. I decided to run to Clermont instead of doing an out and back run. Richard, Rich and Cat all came over and met me for lunch then gave me a ride home. The run was slow, but I kept to my heart rate zone most of the run. I hope that the runs get faster, but the good thing is running at that heart rate I didn’t get tired!

The weather wasn’t looking good (wind and rain).  The first two miles were tough, but I thought it will get better.  I had a slight pain in my knee, but nothing serious.  We reached the southern most point of the U.S. and that is when it really got tough.  With the wind I was either pelted with sand or salt water. The winds had created such rough seas that the water was coming over the sea walls and would pelt you with salty sea water.  If you didn’t get hit with water you had to watch the ground as it was not only wet, but had tons of sea grass on it (which is even more slippery).  It was an out and back course, so most of the next 7-8 miles were like this. By the time we were back in town and had the wind at our back I was just miserable and didn’t even want to run.  

What kept me going- Robin’s outdoor runs on peloton and Patricks podcast on embracing the suck.  

Positives- Even though it was the worst time for a 1/2 marathon, I did finish and I didn’t let the course beat me.   Definitely one to put in my cookie jar!

This morning we headed over to Clermont for the Citrus 5k. It was a nice run through the orange groves and some interesting sites at the finish line!