Friday LSR

Since Hurricane Ike was supposed to hit Austin with heavy rain and winds this morning a group of us did our long run yesterday. As it has happened with every tropical storm this summer we didn't get jack for rain. Poor Houston got nailed with a direct hit. It was really hard watching a place where we lived for 7 years and Caroline was born get devastated. We have many friends there still and some family so I pray everyone is OK.

As for the run there was a decent group of us that did a run from RunTex to Mt. Bonnell and back. I was a bit tired after a hard week of training and an 8 miler on Thursday. All of us had a blast during the run and we even had some drinks along the way courtesy of Marcy and Brian. That is the beauty of my running buds. We are always looking out for each other and taking care of each other as we go through our running and our daily lives. The pace for the day was slower than last week, but it was a warmer more humid day and we ran a very hilly course.

It was nice to get the run out of the way on Friday even though the storm didn't come to fruition in Austin. I was able to enjoy a few beers with my neighbors last night and not suffer this AM.

Stats - 14 miles/2:09:17/9:14 pace
AHR - 135
MHR - 161