It was a great pleasure to run with Sasha and Daniel (who did not speak one word by the way!) AND Sarah! this morning. When Sasha says "hey we don 't always run that fast, you should come with us a few miles so you can get over that mental block" what he means is "we'll track and pace you from behind, catch up and then shame you into running an 8:00 minute mile with us." But I did it and it didn't kill me.(And then I ran 6 others at 9:00+....) Here's what Sasha taught me today: quicker, more powerful foot strikes (angry or hot pavement movements), more relax in the air, faster, tighter arms. I do need better physical economy if I want to run further or faster. So it's something to think about while I'm running. Also, he suggested going all out for 1/16 between triangles at least 5 times during my run, or trying to get an 8:00 minute mile into the run. Those were great suggestions for me. Muchisimas Gracias!--- Sarah!!!Finally we meet. You are something else. Come knock on my gate anytime you feel like a good 10-12 minute mile or want to eat Ice Cream (even without the cashews). I have no doubt that when you are not 5 months along, you will kick by butt. I have to tell you though, I wore my "pack-mule" Pearl-Izumi shorts so I could carry my phone/mace/chapstick with me--and around the time Sasha was catching up to me from behind-- I was realizing that the shorts were missing their drawstring. Let's hear it for my pants not falling off while I was pushing an 8:00 minute mile! Yay! Thanks you guys....Really, that was awesome for me. | 