Longer and faster LSD Sunday

Logged 30.5K today, the weather cooperated and I managed to avg a 5:33 pace with a more or less constant run. Weather started dry and overcast. 5K in heading West on the Edges Rd I could see rain over Hanover heading my way. Watched it for awhile it it was tracking in a NW direction and there was no lightening so I figured I was OK. Caught a bit of wind and rain 9K in heading South on the 2nd of Bentick. The temps dropped and the rain made for a fantastic cool down so I was able to maintain my pace. Crossed HWY 4 heading up Hutton hill about 12K in and did my first Gel and washed it down with my first water of teh day. Another 3K South I was South of the storm and it was Sunny , Humid and HOT. By the time I was 17K in heading into Durham I was beginning to overheat and it was getting tougher to keep pace. In Durham I headed North on HWY 6 back into the tail end of the storm that I out ran. It was dark , windy and started to rain. Temps felt like they dropped 1oC. Last week I stopped in Durham for 30 minutes, this week I planned on a constant run so I breezed through the downtown. Heading into the Conservation Area I Gelled again and and dropped to 6:00 +Ks. Its a climb out of Durham and I was a little overheated exposed to the Sun heading into town so I really slowed sown logging 6:12, 6:09 and 5:59 ks through the park. Briefly stopped at 22.5K when my wife Carrie drove by when I turned North on the 2nd. She got out saying that she was worried about me being out in the storm , I told her that I was South of the weather cursing the heat! Anne drove by at the same time on her way back from doing a Du today...she is going to do Owen Sound next week. I had 8K to go and the sever weather had passed so I declined a ride home ...later I would find out that this wasn't such a good idea! Managed to really pick it up the final 8K , the cooler temps and carbs I took in a few Ks ago we kicking in so I more or less managed a mostly 5:30 pace all the way up the 2nd. Stopped the Garmin with 500m to go and walked the last bit. The legs felt OK running but they were burning when I was walking. As soon as I got home I grabbed a Beer and jumped in the hot tub for an hour. Legs were achy but after I massed them I was fine. Next weekend its only going to be a 21.1 but its a race and I am going to run it at Marathon or better pace..... there is a big hill climbing the escarpment at the 8K mark! Love the course , going to try to get to the top at an avg 5:00 pace then open up for the final 10K.