9:26/9:00/9:02/9:05/9:17/9:24/9:20 --ran with the dogs, passed Jeff warming up down by the lake, put the dogs away got a drink, ran to the race at the trail head. I ran in to MaryAnn on the trail headed toward the race too and so I introduced myself and we ran about 200 meters while I joked that I was totally going to nail the Athena class, or maybe even the masters. She's sweet and actually thought she might not win.
7:57/8:17/8:46/8:43/8:38--Here's my race times. Jeff, and then Sasha, Ted, MaryAnn, and then the rest of the group (except about 4 others) doubled back and sailed past me before I had even hit the half way mark. They don't call it the fastrunningblog.com for nothing. I tried to keep Benjamin in my sights hoping I could at least hold his pace, to no avail. So I was cleanly outrun by every other person (except 4 others) including the 9 year old. But of course, I dare any of you reading this to race the 9 year old. But hey, for miles 7-12 not to bad for me.
8:40/9:23/11:23/10:04/10:34/9:29/9:11/9:30--Here's after the race. I bumped into my neighbor Tamu and a teenager in the neighborhood and forced them to run two miles with me. All Tamu's daughters are all on atheltic scholarship so I figured she could take it. She could, but only 2 miles. Ran the rest on my own, excpet the last 3. Josse was down at the bottom of the trail, trying to get in her miles today. What luck! So she carried me the last 3 miles and we chatted and laughed for a bit to the end of the trail where she'd parked her car, and then we were done. Then I ran back toward home, and a little beyond to make an even 20 miles. It was a very good morning. And then I went home, drank 2 liters of water, and made my daughter oatmeal on wobbely legs :) Happy Saturday!
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