Met my fellow BBK group at the JRP trail this morning. I have been somewhat frustrated lately because my pace has slowed down and the effort is still the same. Tuesday's run was a prime example. When I got there and felt the wind I was sure that today would be no different. Somewhere in the low 9's and a hard effort. I was pleasantly surprised. I felt great today and the hill that I normally hate even wasn't too bad. We finished 8 as a group and then I stayed with Mike, Peggy and Jamison to add on a little more. I ran 1 more mile out with them and then turned around and headed back on my own. I dropped the pace and started feeling good and decided to push the last mile. Mile 10 was 7:38 - Wahoo! My ave pace for the run was 8:38 - finally back where I would like it to be. What a great way to start 2009. Happy Running! | 