8:04 am - 14.0 miles @ 7:03 pace - 1:38:40
I tagged along with the Elite group of James, Jake, Andrea, Devra, Emily B, and May for their long run on the parkway. I am working on my buildup to 72 miles per week by the end of the year and only had an easy 14 on the schedule for today. I figured it would be more entertaining to at least run 7 mile with company at a nice pace than to go the full 14 alone (and the company was great - Jake and I chatted ourselves down to a 6:30 mile on accident for a bit). After 7 miles out I turned it around and finished the remainder 7 on my own. The weather was fantastic (Tech-T, arm sleeves and shorts) and everything is still feeling great. On the way back I marked the last 5 mile markers for a guy at work that was planning hiking his boy scouts down the trail.
7:39, 7:19, 7:11, 7:03, 7:02, 6:52, 6:56, 6:37, 6:46, 6:50, 6:52, 7:04, 7:01, 7:26 | 