Low 40s F, wind 10-15 mph, cloudy, raining last 4 miles. Endurance run. I was a little worried about this run. Yesterday I had a lot of soreness from Thursday, whether from the run or the strength work I wasn't sure. I did increase my lunges Thursday. I dislike going into a long run when I am not completely fresh, but it turned out all right. After being "otherwise engaged" the past two Saturdays, it was nice to look forward to running with the club again today. And although it was pretty thin attendance, there was a new woman there with whom I could run. I haven't had a partner at the club runs for a long time. She and I ran together for about 7 miles. She was just a wee bit faster than I wanted to run, but I figured it wouldn't hurt. Not much... The last few miles did feel like I may have spent too much on those seven 10-minute miles. I ran the Leg Builder Hill in miles 14-16 and that felt pretty good. By 19, I was glancing at my watch a little too often. I had to really force myself to take some detours around the neighborhood to pump the mileage up above 23. But now it's done! Such a happy feeling. | 