I met Tim, Ashley and Wendy at the store for a longish run, they were all doing 16 but since I had already done mine, I opted for 12. We headed out along the river trail and the first 6 miles flew by as we chatted. They are all running SG this year and I am so, so sad I opted for Marine Corps. If I could be sure I would be recovered, I would see if I can get in, but it is too close. When we hit the 6 mile mark I turned around and had planned on 4 MP miles with a 2 mile cool down. I always have a hard time getting the pace down, but once I do, I am fine. I had a quick water stop just past mile 3 - you must stop when it is 80 degrees and 80% humidity and there are only a few fountains along the trail. I went to cool down and ended up with 5 MP miles and 1 cool down mile. Pretty good way to start a Saturday. Splits for MP: 8:06, 7:53, 7:34, 7:41,7:58. Avg Pace 8:24 Now of to bake in the sun at baseball.
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