Reverse Gulf -- Tue. March 17

Goal today was to get double digits in on a (late) morning run; mileage without *too* many hills, and with a progression pace (negative split). Decided on a reverse Gulf, so there's no downhill at the start--this meant I could use the first 4-5 miles to warm up on the steady 202 uphill. Feeling pretty comfortable at first, with a good pace, so I had to slow down a bit, although I wasn't exactly full of pep on the hills. reached 6 miles just at the top of Gulf, with a time set at about 45:45. Then going down the hill I lost GPS signal and it stayed gone all the way down. This must have confused the device, as it behaved oddly in the last three miles, reading impossible paces, and the distance was off, I think: it read 12.41 miles, while MapMyRun gave it at just a hair over 12 miles. Hopefully this isn't a sign of the digivice's aging, and it won't be a permanent glitch. Here's the map-checked data:

Time: 1:29:10
Distance: 12.02 miles
Pace/Speed: 7:26s/8.07 mph

Comment: got the negative split nicely, though it was hard not to with miles 7, 8 and even 9 being substantially downhill. I think I was steady on the uphill too, and overall it felt pretty good. I remained tired afterwards, so the recent high mileage is probably getting to me. Not the ideal way to prep for the St. Paddy's 10k, but you gotta do, etc.