Met the group at Parkway Palisades. I caught the tail end of the warm-up miles. Then the entire group did about 1 mile warm-up, then we ran pretty much the entire length of the Jr. River parkway trail there. The group took off as usual. I enjoyed running with Kris. We heard some weird noises in the bushes just north of 104th So., like an animal was being attacked by another animal. Didn't stop to investigate, like apparently Debbie did. Just kept on running. I forgot my Garmin today, so I have no clue of pace. I felt like we were running fairly fast, then I asked Kris what we were doing, and she said about 9:30. I have no sense of pace. We ran back the same way we came, once again I have no idea of pace. I must not forget my Garmin again! Later, I ran to and from my father's house, so that added about another mile. I experimented with different running forms, seeing what will help me be more efficient. I think the high knees and kick back is the best. At least I hit 6:27 (for probably just a second or two) running like that. It was a fun running day. I felt bad that Debbie went to the wrong location because of my erroneous e-mail, but I think she got in a better run than she would have by chasing us, so maybe alls well that ends well. |