Met a good size group at the soccer park this morning. Melody! Scott, Reed, Dan, Toni, Randy, Dave, & Chris. Double out and back route that we did in December. The first 10 were relaxed. It was awesome to have Melody with us today. She gave us all some great advice for Boston. So fun to run some miles with her. After the first 10 we made a pit stop at the park and then started up the canyon for the second out and back 10. Picked up the pace pretty good. There was a nasty headwind on the way up and it was cold. I stopped at the water fountain for a drink and everyone kept going so it became my mission to try and reel them in before the turn around. This resulted in a great push up the canyon for me, the wind made for some character building sections. The run back down was much easier but still fast. Reed and i ran the last couple together. Then we all ran some grass loops easy to cool down. I put some strides at mp in as well and ended up with a great run. Huge confidence boost for me. Very thankful. So fun to run with so many great people. 7:00 avg | 