9.35 miles - i almost wimped out and drove home before the race because of the crazy wind - but i saw all the others out there who were going to do it and figured i could at least try. as usual, it paid off because it was a good solid run for me. so glad i ran this series this year. last year i had only raced three times and the last one was a 5k at the beginning of july. participating in this series forced me to jump right back into race mode and gave me a good appraisal of where my speed (or lack thereof) is. today's run felt good, and in spite of the head wind coming back i had a 37 second negative split. something i've noticed - though i lack speed, i have decent endurance. several runners who finished just ahead of me in the 5k, i either beat, or closed the gap in the 10k, and then i outright finished ahead of them in the 15k. it was great to see the leaders on their way back, the first 4 were Jake, Fritz, Walter, and Rob Murphy - all FRB, pretty cool! splits: 8:03, 7:56, 7:53, 7:41, 7:31, 7:35, 7:53, 7:41, 7:54, + .33@7:19. eh, i can improve on that. today marks 62 days consecutive running - a PR for me (i ran 61 days last Fall).
WT 61.8 miles sixty-two
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