Tom and I met 3 others at the church thinking we were going to be with a small group today but ended up picking up quite a crew before long! Ended up with around 15 runners! Always fun to chat and have some company on the long runs! It was also nice today because we shook up the regular ole route and did something different. It was fun but made the water stop come after 9 miles. With the warmer temps everyone was happy to find our water and Gatorade there waiting for us. It was fun to go slowly past a protective hawk today. He (or she) was screeching and watching that nest intently. We had no desire to cause any ruckus there! Anyway, a nice enjoyable 15 miler! Felt great throughout, except maybe the tingling in my toes which I don't love. Came home to a family eager to help out around the house and took advantage of that! Looking forward to a fun Mother's Day/My daddy's birthday celebration tomorrow with family from both sides coming for BBQ in the rain. Ave pace: 8:45 | 
