Marion and I love to go to Waterfall Glen for our long runs. It is a 9.4 mile loop that is about 25 minutes from our home. It is a gravel path through lakes, ponds and has basically no car traffic. It is just a great place to run because there are mile markers and lots of hills. The trek is very windy so even when a lot of people are using it, you don't see very many people. This run was 7 weeks out from Ironman. I had cycled 104.6 miles the day before averaging 16.9 mph. I ran 5.5 miles after that in 45 minutes. My goal for the 20 mile run was 8:45 pace and I did it in 8:30 pace. I did a slight negative split (2nd ten miles faster than first) so that was a plus. This run coupled with the workout the day before gave me a much needed confidence boost going into this Ironman race.

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