After hanging around for an hour or so after the race, doing some stretching talking to friends, and eating three Krispy Kreme donuts (less than one per mile), it was time to head back. Alex ran with me for the first mile as a cooldown run, and we did between a 9:45 and a 10:30, then I picked up a little to do the last .3 to the car in about 27 minutes. Stopped, stretched a little more, called home, took off my race badge, and decided to do some extra running while I had the chance.

I headed from Deep Eddy to Mopac (.25 miles), got a drink and stretched some more, then did a slow, comfortable run out along the river to the Lamar bridge (10:00). I had a quick chat with some folk from the Town Lake Trail Foundation working on the gardens, then ran hard up the stairs and over the bridge. This time I took the (less?) scenic route, running through Town Lake Park before rejoining the riverside trail a little further on. I kept it pretty quiet, doing a 10:30 average pace back to Mopac, drinking and stretching again, and then jogging back to the car.

So, for the day, that’s:
Warmup: 1.3
Race: 3.1
Cooldown 1.3
Lamar Loop: 3.9
Total: 9.6 running miles

Not bad, not bad. And I only need 3.5 tomorrow to hit my goal for the weekend, which I can do with a single neighborhood loop. This time, without the dawg, although I think my wife is planning on coming with me for a fun bike ride while I slog it out on foot.

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