10 Mile Williams Creek Loop

Such nice weather today. A little humid at the start but as the temperature went up we lost some of it. Was having a bit of a problem breathing when it was super humid. Today was 10 miles - the Williams Creek loop plus a 2 mile out and back on the Monon. Pam Brewer was ahead of me for a while and then behind me, but then when I knew she was doing the Williams Creek loop too we settled in together. The loop is nice, but has some rolling hills so it is a tougher run than the Monon. This is good for me. We run from Broad Ripple to 86th Street on the Monon, then head west on 86th Street. A lot of the trees need to be trimmed because they overhang the sidewalk too much. Turn left at Pennsylvania and then the hills begin. One tough one that I didn't used to be able to run. I can run it now, but it really stresses my breathing. Takes a while to recover once the road flattens back out. Downhill is fun! Probably didn't handle nutrition as well as I should have. Did water and 3 Gatorade blocks at 86th and the same at Arden. Started to feel it by the time I was back at the deck and still had two miles to run, but I powered through. Need to be more careful as we amp up the mileage. Felt pretty good after. Went to Einstein and had chocolate milk, a banana, and some green tea with the Indy Runners crew then walked to the Broad Ripple Farmers Market with Kay Schuetter.

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