12/13/2011 - I ran almost 10 miles in 1:15:36 or so. My watch stopped and I had to reset it. I had an 8.53 mile run and a 1.1 mile run. It was pouring rain so I ran with rain gear on for the first 45 minutes. The track was empty and it was beautiful.
12/15/2011 - I got out of school a little early so I went for another long one. I ran 18.07 miles in 2:32:22. This was one of the most most enjoyable runs I've ever had. It wasn't too cold and definitely wasn't hot. From my apartment I ran towards Taiyuan train station, then went under the bridge towards the mountains. I ran along the river until I was deep in Taiping. I kept along the bike path until I was in Dali. Eventually, the path ended but I wanted to keep going straight so I crossed the highway, and ran in dirt under the new highway that is being built. Once that dead ended (around mile 7) I had to climb up and over a wall. It turns out that the road was another highway so I had to get off it quickly. The other side of the highway isn't finished yet so I had it all to myself. I turned around a mile 8.5 and headed back the way I came.
I have found my food for long runs. Peanut M&M's just do it right for me. I ran with only a Supao and medium sized bag of M&M's and I felt great. I am looking forward to the marathon next weekend and confident I'll be under 4:00. I'm also looking forward to next semester because I have Thursdays off and I'll be able to focus solely on training for Ironman.
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