AM: Met Matt, Mike, Reed, Chris and Walter. Group LR this morning from Reed's house in AF up AF Canyon and back to Reed's house. The climb was pretty comfortable all but a stretch from 7.5 to 8.5. I felt very comfortable. My right side and leg didn't tighten up to bad. I was still guarded the whole run but felt very good. At the turn around I knew Walter, Mike and Matt would be low 5's. My goal was to get about 5-6 tempo in. Sure enough at about 15.5 my legs were gassed. I avg. 5:34 for that 5.5 mile stretch. I am pleased with this. I did not try to push or exert too much. Just tried to let the run carry me to ease the leg turnover. I kept the last 4 miles around 7:15 pace to the finish. This is the first LR of 20+ I have done since the PHX marathon. Very pleased where my training is thus far. I hope my body can recover from the injuries soon and then it is breakout time. My mind was spot on this morning. Happy Memorial Day to everyone... | 