Today was a shorter run, 10 miles. I took the dog out with me for the first 4, then did the last 6 on my own. Weather is not so great, but could be worse -- probably about 40 degrees, windy, a little bit of rain (big drops, but not many of them). The dog thing is probably as irritating as the weather sometimes (sniff, poo, admire other dog through fence and refuse to move, repeat for 4 miles).

This week I have been practicing hill technique, fold at hips, arms into it, get into a rhythm and stick with it all the way "over" the hill. It helps regulate my heart rate, but eventualy it's kind of inevitable that the hill wins on that front

Next week is my last long run.

Quote Originally Posted by mosaic
I did 17 miles today. We are having 50mph gusts and towards the end of the run I was feeling pretty weak and almost bit it a couple of times. I still feel pretty good considering. Hopefully, with good weather the 20 milers coming up will be more tolerable.
It is pretty rewarding to overcome the weather, some days it's brutal. When you do the same run in good weather, it seems so much easier