I'm not sure which shoes I wore... My daughter accompanied me on her bicycle to Freedom Hills. I ran laps around the park until she got bored of playing in the water, and we headed back home. By then I was at 3.5 miles short of 16, so I did laps around the soccer field, with no shoes. The grass was dry, warm and soft. There was only one part that was a bit spongey. Or is it spongy? Anyway, it was a great afternoon run; what a difference a week makes! Last week I was trudging around in a snowstorm. I didn't go very fast, but the park laps include several climbs, so I'll blame my lack of speed on that. (3100' of climb for the run) Overall pace was 8:16, which included some visiting time with my support vehicle. 8:16, 7:49, 7:56, 7:54, 8:03, 7:52, 8:28, 8:04, 8:43 (drink break?) 8:15, 8:12, 8:42, (putting my clothes back on) 8:28, 8:32, 8:06, 8:17. No burners, that's for sure, but at the end of this week, I'm satisfied to put the miles in the bank. I'm not sure about doing another 20 miler next Saturday. Burnout? | 