Really great run this morning with Jun and Matt. Awesome running with those guys and getting my own personal tour around the island. Craig and I ran most of the way together until the last few miles when I couldn't seem to hold my legs back from marathon pace on the gorgeously smooth downhill single track. But it was odd how easy 6:20 pace felt the last mile, but its because its basically straight down hill. My last few miles were 6:52, 6:43, 6:23 just cruising easy. I added on a mile by running back to run in with Matt after finishing. Finished the 16 mile loop in 2:07 running time, watch said 7:59/mile average. I've never run it before and I don't know how much vert there is so I have nothing to compare that with. But it was a pretty easy effort, never pushing hard other than a steady effort up the couple of inclines. I didn't bring any water or food on the run because I figured I would be fine for a 2 hour casual run, and it worked out perfect. It's nice to be able to run free of carrying stuff for a couple hours and feel great the whole time. If I'm going much longer than 2 hours I like to have water and at least a little calories though. The trails around Antelope island are really nice and its a gorgeous place to run. I'm really glad I could join those guys for a great run.
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