Today's run has been such a good one. The weather was so much better than last weekend when I did my last LSR. There was not that horrid easterly wind today, just light and from the west and although the mist never really lifted it was so good just to be out there.
I did approx 8 miles then picked up Jess from home and did 3 miles with her, then back home to take Jess back and get another drink and some sweets and went out for another 5 miles roughly. I have been having trouble with the lacing on my shoes for the last couple of days, they are pressing on a tendon and it now has a swelling and I've tried different ways of lacing them, hoping for the best today. I must have adjusted them about 20 times then with only 5 miles to go, it suddenly stopped hurting and was comfortable for the rest of the run.
I didn't have any other problems and ran easily for about 14 miles then my legs began to get heavy and sore but it wasn't enough to make me walk and I kept going till the end, determined to run the whole distance - I counted my 2 "dog stops" as walk-breaks and didn't walk other than those.
I am very pleased with how it went and it shows that Shade's training schedule is working well as I started the long run feeling rested and full of energy.
My pace was a bit too quick at times, its not easy to judge it well with just a HRM as my HR goes up during the last few miles but overall I am very pleased with it.

16.9 miles
3 hours 12 mins
Average HR 147
Average Pace 11.36 m/m