Good solid run today. Not as relaxed as yesterday's run but still enjoyable. Back to Starkey Park for 6:00 run. I was a few minutes late. Not exactly sure why because I woke up on time, just not quite moving fast enough I suppose. Since I was a little late, didn't get much of a warm up in. Started running with Mike, Eric, and Dan. I had some trouble starting out and the first mile 8:28 pace felt hard at first. Things got better after that and the running started to feel easier. Out 8 miles then turned back. We kept the stops down to a minimum today. On the return trip, my garmin said I was going really fast, but it was a bit off since it wasn't matching the more advanced garmins, but it was still a pretty good pace (for example, garmin said 6:09 for one of the miles but the other garmin said it was more like 7:00). Still good, maybe I'll see those number for real some day on a long run. As we got closer, our group slowly spread out. I lost sight of Eric. Could see Dan most of the way but eventually lost sight of him until back at the end. Almost exactly as I finished, the rain started. Just a light sprinkle to cool things off. Hung out for a bit and chatted with the others while sharing snacks and coffee before heading back home. Average pace: 7:17 (maybe 7:20's due to inaccuracy)
Skipped my usual Sat. afternoon naptime to watch the boys do their Tae Kwon Do class. They've both made big improvements this summer with all of the extra classes that they did.
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