Today was a first for me. I went for a long run with a local running group here in the Seattle are. I've never trained with an organized club or group. Really excited about the impact this could have on my running. I thought the plan was to do just 14 miles but I misunderstood that was their usual run beginning at Lake Wilderness. Because of a huge high school cross country meet at Lake Wilderness today, the group met at another starting point. I didn't realize that the alternate starting point added 3 miles to their usual run until around mile 11. That was a bit longer than I was prepared for. Running with a group made the miles and pace fly by. Great people and good conversation. The pace for the first 12 miles varied between 8:00-8:15 per mile. I had to slow the last 5 miles to around a 9:00 mm pace. The trail was beautiful. Lake Wilderness and Cedar River Trails. Definitely wore myself out today. | 