12.5km on the Trail

I planned to run this morning on my own. I really enjoy running with the group, but today I was feeling a bit sluggish and I had a feeling I was going to need to run close to home. So, I set out at 8am having mapped my route the night before. I found a good steady pace and skipped my first walk. After roughly 20min I did my minute of walking and got back on pace. Feeling good despite the incline I focussed on my breathing and reducing my stride to save energy.
There were a lot of people out running, walking and biking on the trail this morning, so there were a lot of good distractions. When I met Kerry-Ann on the path, we decided to complete the remainder of the run together. Running with a friend definately makes the time pass. I continued with Karry-Ann until we parted ways at about 11km. Then a little further on, I had some stomach issues. I stopped, turned around and made a bee line for home. Luckily, it wasn't far.
Here is a helpful article I found on this issue. Thank goodness I am not alone.

http://www.jeffgalloway.com/training/injury_archives/trots.html

 I finished the run adding another km with Baloo. I think Baloo dragged me for the last 2km until we managed to find our way home. Whew! Another long run done. Check!