Strong and Fast

Today:
Distance: 14.0 km
Time: 75' 11 "
Rate: 5' 22" per km
Weather: mid afternoon start, cool, 11 degrees, cloudy, humidity 80%, wind fresh at 25 km from NW

Week: 60.3 km
August: 14.0 km
Year: 2490.5 km

Today's title has very little to do with me, but the horses have a birthday today. Oh, to run that fast, even over a short distance. A workmate a few years ago used to have endurance horses and regularly took them all over Australia to events over 100 plus kms.
We talked often about the training methods he used and it was very similar to what I used to do. Long weekend runs, mid week hilly, several other at easy pace, and a couple at tempo. Of course, a good wash down afterwards and good healthy food. Unfortunately he was a smoker and large coca cola drinker, he had a heart attack and died a few years ago, maybe he should have trained himself as he did his horses. He won Aust championships and was well respected in the industry.
Today was an easy jog, nothing special about except for the strong wind from the NW. Never seems to go away. Funny part was I ran better into the wind than I did when it gave assistance. Beats me!