Went to go meet the group and it was considered a success because it was windy, and most of you know how a feel about wind. We were running the first part of the CowTown course today and due to running in some less than desirable areas they had encouraged us to stay with our groups today - especially the first half. I started with the 8:00 min group knowing I could not keep up, but there was no 9:00 min group and usually there are a handful that drop back to 8:30. No 8:30's today, so I just worked on keeping the group in sight and we would catch up and check in with each other at the water stops. We ran through the Stockyards (a Fort Worth landmark), which was fun but the cobblestones made me nervous. Ran through a 5K for the other running store and then through downtown and back to the store. There is a big hill as you cross the bridge into downtown and I used it to work on my mental strength - much needed after Houston. Finished the 11 mile route and added on a cool down mile as a reward - slow as I wanted. I really liked being off the trails and on the streets. The change of scenery was very nice and I would rather run a hilly route and push than flat, flat, flat. I was very worried about my hip going into today, it had really bothered me yesterday, but once I was warmed, no issues at all. I can tell that I am still not fully recovered from the marathon, while I felt good today and the effort did not seem overly taxing, I was wiped out the rest of the day. Splits: 9:28, 8:12, 8:14, 7:59, 8:04, 7:57, 7:55, 8:30, 8:00, 8:12, 8:09, 8:33 Avg Pace 8:16
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