Run went well. Started just after 5:00, met Joe at the back gate, headed toward 54 then up Starkey Blvd. Ran into Aristide for a bit since it was too early for the park. Ran into Keith and ran with him for a bit.
Back out onto Starkey Blvd (as Joe and Keith headed back toward Longleaf). Ran into the park and onto the off road trails. Missed one turn for my usual route had to stop and check where I was going which cost me a little time.
Crossed past the bike trail and headed up the power line dirt road. At some point I dropped one of my gels, tangerine flavor, kind of bummed about it. Turned back just after 16 miles and about a mile and a half later, found the gel I had dropped, small miracles. Heading back toward the horse corral saw Clark and Cindy running, said hi and kept on going. My pace had picked up after the turn around. About 12 miles in I was at a 10:09 pace, then at 19 a 9:52, and finally ended up with a 9:29 for the whole run. Mile 29 was 7:45 pace. I was at my house about 29.2 miles so I added on until I got to 30. I had set a goal for 25-30 for the run.
