I went to the fitness center for the normal Wednesday run. Tom and Nathan are gone this week, but I was hoping Cory might show. He eventually did, but arrived after I left and stayed indoors on a bike to give his foot a break. I did find Will on a bike when I arrived. He was planning to stay indoors and rest his knee, but it didn't take much persuasion to get him out to run with me. It actually made me nervous...he seemed almost too eager...and I didn't really feel up to a fast run in the heat. Will is in the best shape I have ever seen him. He delivered a great performance at the relay. I told Will he had to run slow today, and maybe he was, but it still seemed pretty fast to me. I averaged 7:32/mi for the 5.2 miles. I hung with Will until the very end when he pulled ahead to the finish. My mile splits were 7:42, 7:36, 7:38, 7:26, 7:26, and 1:19 for the last 0.19 (6:51/mi). Given that it was probably around 90 degrees, and I was originally intending to take it easy, I feel pretty good about the run. While walking back to the building after showering I noted that my legs actually felt pretty good, with almost no stiffness or soreness lingering from the relay.
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