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bedford-towpath-brecksville long run

October 5, 2014 (Morning)

Exercise Type: Run

Comments:
planned out an epic three-park long run, which i actually executed, and only got slightly lost. started at egbert picnic area in bedford reservation, then took the bridle trails out the other end of the park, and actually followed the path until i got to sagamore creek trail. missed a turn on the trail and ended up in someone's backyard. made my way down a cliff so i could follow the creek to the towpath and found the trail i was supposed to be on! this took me to the frazee house, which is something probably history, but also right next to the towpath. got on there for a few miles, and ran on the short pieces of bridle trail connected to the towpath. arrived at brecksville station around an hour in, got some water, and headed into brecksville reservation. it was kinda lame at first and really flat, but i found some dec bridle trails before turning around to head home at 1:14:11.
not feeling super fresh at the turnaround, but also not terrible. i knew that the way back was mostly uphill though :/ got water again at brecksville station and took the towpath back to frazee house. took the sagamore creek trail the whole way this time, which includes a couple creek crossings, where i got my shoes soaked, (but didn't care at that point), a huge hill, and a short section of trail lined with thorny plants. that was fun. got back into bedford reservation, and felt pretty good, but the hills were a lot steeper and more frequent than i remembered them being on the way out. made it through in only a slightly positive split, which was pretty good, considering the elevation change!
all in all, a great long run. i might do 22 again next week, but no more increases. huge confidence builder heading into 4 weeks to go. estimated 6:45 pace for the turnaround, since i thought trail running was maybe a bit slower, and there were some slow points.