Met the group at the store for the Saturday run. Goal was to stick to 8:30 - 9:00 min pace, goal not achieved. It was the coldest morning so by far, 35 degrees - CRAZY! I originally thought I over dressed, but it got cooler before it got warmer, so I ended up okay. It was the normally easy week for the rest of the group so they were just doing 10, but I am traveling next weekend and so I needed to change my schedule. I started with the normal group and 2 miles in knew I was going to fast and needed to drop back. Laura was wanting to slow down as well and so we thought we would be right around 8:30, which I thought we were doing or at least close. At the turn around we picked up Ashley and Tim and it felt like we picked up the pace but in reviewing the splits, they were almost dead even at 8:05......not good. Dropped everyone at the store and headed back out for what I thought would be 6 more. I slowed down here, but not as much as I should have or intended to. Got caught in a local 1/2 marathon taking place on the trails and interesting running in a race but not racing. Hit the 3 mile turn around and started deciding the best way back and realized if I went out 1 more, I would have water on the way back. I opted for the water but it made the run a little longer. I felt great today and the effort never felt pushed after the first 2 miles, but I still need to slow it down. Avg Pace 8:13
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