I used to fall asleep by 10:00 dead tired. But since I've been doing this 8 mile a day thing, I actually have more energy and ready to go in the morning. It seems wrong. But true. I think running 4-6 miles a day is like trying to swim in the surf, you're constanty fighting the waves and so you never get comfortable. Running eight is like swimming past the surf into the still water where you can find your stride and a little peace. So I ran a warm up mile, ran into Sasha and Jeff and did a couple of faster miles-- they let me set the pace sort of, so it was comfortable running (8:20-8:40 ish). Sasha did pace me through a couple of spots and announced that I could have run a 7:50 mile. I'd like to believe that I could have kept that up a bit longer. It was chit-chat running, and and so fun, but I could have pushed faster too. I ran back with them to pick up Sarah. We ran about 4.5 together talking the whole way. The miles literally slide by when we run together. It's been so fun, to both try to run faster, and find friends on the trail. It's been a nice summer that way.
In the PM ran 2 miles with my 9 year old son. He was mad at first and ran a 14 minute mile with flailing arms, dramatically panting like a dog. When he realized it would go faster if he concentrated, he whipped out a 9.5 minute mile and put me to absolute shame on the last 200 meters (I'll race you to the end!). I had no idea he could run that fast. Seriously.
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