I ran the water tank hills with Larry, Wayne and Kent. I was encouraged when I got to the bottom of the first hill and was actually feeling a little bit excited to head up the hills. I pushed pretty steadily and reached top in 17:26, not a PR but respectable. Wayne finished well ahead of me. He's been training well, with a focus on hills, and it shows. On the way back Wayne and Kent had gotten a little ahead when we reached the gradual downhill on 1600 N from 400 E to Main. I decided to take off and see if I could catch them. I had just mentally committed and started to accelerate when Larry realized his dog Ozzie hadn't crossed the intersection with us. I looked back and couldn't see Ozzie so I applied the brakes and went back with Larry to look for him. He wasn't too far behind. After we made sure he got across the intersection safely I restarted my acceleration down the hill. By now Wayne and Kent were far out of reach, but I managed to average about 7:10/mi pace for that half mile. If felt good to get my legs moving again. After all the slogging I seem to have been doing recently, I'm beginning to feel sorta kinda a little bit like a runner again.
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