9.5 miles on JRP. 87 degrees. 9- 100 m strides. ~0.3@ 5k pace. I ran much of this too fast and should have run 10 strides and not the 0.3 @ 5k pace. Problem was peer pressure. I started with two easy miles alone, then joined with a group of co-workers who were running faster than I should have, then finished alone. The 5k pace was done to try and catch up after I stopped at a drinking fountain in the golf course club house.... Oh well.
I have put my money down for the City of Trees Marathon in Boise on October 10th and thus I had better start some proper training. My goal for this race is to place as a masters or at least in my age group. It is a small race. The 3 over all winners are removed from the masters winners (if needed) and the 3 masters winners are removed from their age groups. So I should have a shot at some sort of ribbon. I guess it all depends who shows up. I'm tentatively thinking of pacing for about 3:10 (7:15), but I will see how my training goes.
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