My nephew Dalton and his parents stayed an extra night so he was able to run with us again. This time Larry, Wayne, Kent, and Kevin all showed up. Larry's hamstring acted up early and he had to bail. The rest of us took turns trying to run at least fast enough to give Dalton a bit of a workout. Kevin went with Dalton up the big 2000 N hill. Wayne chased him on the north section up to the intersection. I pushed him down the hill to the west, where we got down to 6:15/mi pace for a while. Wayne was the only one with enough zip left to push the pace with Dalton the last couple of miles back home. Overall Dalton was a positive influence on all of us, as we finished the course at least 3 minutes (30+ seconds/mile) faster than normal. Dalton is a good runner with a lot of potential. I expect him to have a good cross country season. I think we old guys did okay today, considering we are all at least 3 times Dalton's age, with Wayne being closer to 4 times his age.
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