Had the day off from work so I decided to go a little longer this morning. I even slept in a little. It was cloudy and humid. Ran at a pretty relaxed pace until I reached the park in Highland. Another runner crossed the street ahead of me and after I waited for a car to pass, I was about 30 yards behind him. As he was running a pretty good pace I decided to just follow him for a bit without losing any ground. He turned north on the same street as I did, but I decided to stop at the ball field and get a drink of water. The fountain was turned off. By the time I got back on the road he was about 150 yards ahead. I took off after him and gradually started closing the distance. After the hill right before the light I had cut the distance to maybe 40 yards. Heading east on the Highland Highway he crossed over to the other side of the street. I gradually closed the distance and passed him just before Kohlers. By that time I was running a pretty good pace and didn't relax until I turned the corner to head back south. Normally, I speed up at that point as it's just a couple of miles back home, but today I felt just a little fatigued as I hadn't any water, gel or Gatorade. I backed off a little on my normal pace, but still ran strong to the end. I had some pain on the inside of my left knee for a mile or so, but didn't feel it at the end or for the rest of the day. | 