Mar 1st - LONG RUN

1st - Headed out at about 10 am on the Andy's Tumalo Loop for 20 miles. Weather was to warm up so I opted for the light wool gloves, not good. The rain started an hour in and it did NOT warm up. It was about 38 and raining with a slight wind so it felt like 30. My hands got wet and cold and by the 2 hour mark my right hand was frozen and numb. It felt like I had a prosthetic as I could feel my right hand. I fought through the distraction and motored up over the hills. The course is down hill for the first 10 miles and then back up. Although the weather was terrible and my hands were freezing I was able to come in at 2:44 for the 20 miles cutting 9 mins off my time on the same course back in Sept. I felt pretty good throughout the run and ended with a 143 HR avg and an 8:07 pace.