5:30am--met Tonya and Tex in Derby and did a very relaxed 9:12 pace. Tonya hasn't gone 8 in a while, coming back from a knee injury, but she did really well and didn't seem strained. Tex is fast--his last marathon was 3:02 and he is looking to break 3 this fall. We talked about him pacing me through some tempo runs since 6:45 is a fairly comfy pace for him. I look forward to putting myself through some tough workouts with a pacer---perhaps when I really start serious marathon training and am out of the base phase. pm: 5 at 8:25 pace on the treadmill--gently inching my mileage up. I do well at 60-70mpw as long as I don't get too crazy about pace and make sure I have lots of easy days. I want to start training for my next marathon with a solid 60-70mpw base that I have been maintaining for a while.
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