What a morning, we just don't get enough of these. On a day like today there aren't many better runs than the Beach Drive route. Sun rising over the water and reflecting off the inlet, some shady spots in the cedars, a clear view of Seattle's skyline from Manchester, and a bathroom convienently located at mile 11. I met Mike around mile 3, he did 12. We held a little better pace than a week ago, more in the 7:15-7:20 range, with just one at 7. We were both tired by mile 12 or so, nothing hurts but I felt more worn down than I expected. But I finished strong, legs feel healthy but pretty stiff. Marathon is four weeks from today, so I'm more or less on track with where I should be. We'll do 20 next Saturday and maybe the following week as well, and look for two solid weeks here before tapering a bit. If the weather holds, shouldn't be a problem. We talked about setting a pace for 3:05-3:10, since it doesn't look like an easy course. I think that's realistic, Mike had some trouble in his marathon three weeks ago so I don't want to get overly ambitious.
supernova glide -- 202
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