18-Mile Run

I met the boot camp girls at 7 am for a long run. I had 18 on my schedule, so we did the 8.5-mile course (Colonial-Overton Park-Foster Park), went back out on the same course and cut back early for 5.5 more miles, and then I ran 4 miles by myself on the Trinity. The last 4 miles were a little tough by myself, but everything went smoothly this morning and I had a great training run!

Run Stats
The Plan - 18 miles @ 10:36/mile average
Final Stats - 18 miles, 2:58:18 total time, 9:54/mile average, 155 avg HR
Mile 1 - 10:02 (144 HR)
Mile 2 - 9:54 (145 HR)
Mile 3 - 10:00 (145 HR)
Mile 4 - 9:52 (152 HR)
Mile 5 - 9:55 (151 HR)
Mile 6 - 9:48 (151 HR)
Mile 7 - 9:43 (152 HR)
Mile 8 - 9:30 (157 HR)
Mile 9 - 9:38 (154 HR)
Mile 10 - 9:43 (157 HR)
Mile 11 - 9:50 (158 HR)
Mile 12 - 9:59 (159 HR)
Mile 13 - 9:58 (161 HR)
Mile 14 - 9:35 (162 HR)
Mile 15 - 10:10 (157 HR)
Mile 16 - 10:23 (163 HR)
Mile 17 - 10:03 (164 HR)
Mile 18 - 9:58 (165 HR)

Cliff and I went to dinner last night (the sushi restaurant on Jacksboro Highway that we LOVE) and had some awesome sushi. I also had some wine and sake since I can't resist the $4 bottle of sake. Apparently it's a good pre-long run ritual for me too. We went to the movie theater to see "Role Models." When we were waiting in line to buy tickets, the guy in front of us bought 8 tickets for him and the seven 12 year-old boys he was with (guessing it was a birthday party). Sure enough they sat right in front of us. It was an R-Rated movie, so I don't really understand how they can let one adult take in THAT many children. Of course the kids talked, so Cliff and I left and got our money back. I have learned the art of complaining about poor customer service from Cliff, so I spoke to the manager who defended their policy (about letting one adult take that many kids into an R-movie). Lesson learned... don't go to the ghetto Starplex theater on Boat Club.