AM - 22 miles. Long run at Jeremy Ranch w/ some new faces up there... great crew this morning... Andrea, Devra, Annie, Scott, Justin, Dan, and Fritz. I think I was in the minority today, as one of the few in the group who hasn't won a major Utah marathon or half this year! A very nice run as always, just kept the pace relaxed and enjoyed it. Averaged a tad over 7 minute pace which is pretty decent up there. Less cows than last week. Maybe they are migrating somewhere else? I'm feeling pretty strong despite (or, more likely, because of) all the higher mileage weeks. Right now I don't feel like I even ran this morning, let alone ran 22 miles. Recovery is like instantaneous at this point. PM - 6.2 miles in honor of Galen MF Rupp, who showed that you don't need to be born in the vicinity of the Great Rift Valley to compete on the international level on the track. A decade of hard work and not listening to the critics who doubted what he and Alberto were doing. Very inspiring! What a race!!! That is my highlight of the Olympics... unless he medals in the 5K too! :-)
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