It was nice to have Larry, Wayne, and Kevin all out for a 10 mile run this morning, the first double digit run of the season for all of us I think. I was content to take it easy for the first 8 miles. Kevin and Wayne pulled ahead and then doubled back a couple of times. With just under 2 miles to go they were about 1/4 mile ahead of us. I decided to pick it up and see if I could close the gap. I closed it some, but they pushed their pace down to 8:20/mi then down to 7:40/mi so I never caught them. I didn't have my Garmin so I don't know what my pace was. I assume it was around 8:00/mi, maybe a little under for a while, during the last 1.5 to 2 miles. At this point, Kevin and Wayne are both quite clearly in better running condition than I am. I made sure to remind them, however, that neither of them will beat me in a race this year. It was all in good fun. Honestly, I hope they do beat me, but I plan to make them earn it if they do. | 