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The 9.5 today were on the river path - the sun was mostly behind clouds, and I was able to run mostly on the dirt on the side of the path. Very nice. J and Ash met up with me at Children's Memorial playground, and I took a break while they played. It was fun today, especially considering I didn't want to go out at all! I felt so shaky and nauseous. I'm still feeling that way, but on the run I didn't. The last three miles were awesome - I picked up some speed, due to the energy gels I took at the playground. I love them gels (crank e-gels).

Tomorrow, I'm supposed to go out on a trail run with the Tucson Trail Runners. I thought it was a 15-mile run, but it turns out to be a little less. The total elevation gain is 3400 - it would be the most I've ever done. I'm not sure yet if I'm going to do it (hello, it's 7:16 p.m., I think I should figure this out!). Johnny wants me to do something that's a little easier for him and Ash to join me on, and I'm also unsure of doing such a daunting, un-race-specific run in the middle of my monster month. At the same time, I want to do it - New Year's Day run with a great group of people, in the mountain range I am most familiar with (Tucson Mountains). A goal of mine this winter was to do this run. I have a chance to do it with people - not alone! And what a great way to ring in the new year. Ah, but...