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It was a perfect day for a run

It was a perfect day for a run. The leaves are changing color and the preeminence of the sun is waning, giving way to cool gusty breezes that propose fall is near. I ran for about 5 hours this afternoon. Initially I wasn't sure that it would be possible. The most that I have run in Korea is around 3 hours.

A quick trip to the local mart yielded about 15 small Powerade cans. And all the usual items were packed such as tums, tooth brush and tooth paste, floss, vaseline, sunglasses, and sunscreen. I started at 2:PM so I felt the transition from day to night. My body doesn't feel burned out and the pain compared to my last run is much less because of the amount of vaseline used to prevent chaffing.

This is in preparation for running the length of the I&M Canal. At a little over 60 miles it's part of Ottawa's link to the past and my favorite running trail. More on that later.