"Please Don't Talk to Me Right Now"

Time: 90:02
Distance: 12 miles

I ignored Meagan's request and took her back to the hills of Annadel. She said something about running between 12 and 14 miles along a flat surface, but I was being pulled back to Lake Ilsanjo. I took her back up Canyon Trail to the lake and proceeded to run around just as we had done the day before. The difference in today's run was that instead of running completely around the lake and back down Canyon, we were going to run up Warren Richardson Trail and down to Channel Dr. The hill leaving the lake is roughly 800+ meters long and steep. Just as we were nearing the top with ~70 meters to go I said "We're almost to the top." She responded, "Please don't talk to me right now." At the top she caught her breath and then was then ready to start the decent back down to the other side of the state park. The final few miles were run at a respectable pace because things flattened out and the legs were feeling sharp.