Started the morning with a 2.5 mile warm up to the LPT to meet Shantell, Tara and Kam for a tempo run. We decided to started at a more comfortable pace and make it a progression run. First 2 miles were into the wind and were 7:09 and 7:00. Took more effort than it should have. I could especially feel it towards the end of the second mile when the wind picked up. With the wind at our backs, we picked the pace up a bit. Ran mile 3 in 6:39 and Shantell and Tara started to pull away. Sped up a bit to catch up and finished the 4th mile in 6:30. Tara was showing off and finished 10 seconds ahead. Good, solid effort. It definitely helps to have company on these runs. Finished with a comfortable 2.5 mile run home. | 