15.25 miles @ 9:29/mi
Mostly just a long run at easy pace. I pushed a couple of miles around miles 10/11 (Nunns to Timpagnogos) in 8:19 and 8:33, and the last half mile at 7:14/mi pace (downgrade).
Without speaking a word to each other, Wayne and I both dropped our pace from about 9:00/mi to about 8:00/mi when we saw a couple of runners ahead of us that were running about our pace but who looked catchable. I guess the old competitive race instincts are still active. Wayne went on to finish the last several miles well ahead of me. I slowed some, but manage to kick strong the last half mile, just as Mark, my neighbor and home teaching companion, was driving by. He said, "You're flying." I said, "Just finishing up 15." It felt good.
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