Every Race is an Adventure!

3.1 miles @ 10:24/mi

Today turned into a social run and a chance to shake out my tired legs from Saturday's long run. I started out on a path that I thought might find Lyle. Instead I ran into Larry and Nick and ran and walked with them for a while. I was only at 1.4 miles when they reached home so I kept going. I bumped into John Gillespie and ran and talked with him briefly at the end of his run. I then headed home myself, passing Jeff McClellan and Cody Kearns.

6.3 miles @ 8:57/mi

6 miles @ 8:57/mi

3.2 miles @ 8:34/mi
0.8 miles easy

I ran the new route for our neighborhood 5K that is next Saturday. We're moving it from a loop through neighborhood streets to an out and back course on the new canal trail. It should be safer, especially for the younger kids on bikes. I also like it being an out and back so you get to see everyone else in the race at some point.

This is our first year on this new course. I ran it backwards from the finish line to try to help Larry figure out where the turn around point should be. 

I didn't run it at race pace today, but I pushed kinda hard. Last Friday I ran 3 miles at 7:59/mi. I hope to match or better that pace next Saturday...counting on some race day magic.

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.