Great run this morning at the WAR Room with Kathy and Mary Jo. Ran a 12-mile loop, mostly with Kathy, then after a GU and some water, headed out for another 8-mile loop. I could have kept going even farther, felt pretty good, but I figured 20 miles was enough. As usual lately, I spent a lot of time thinking about Jennifer, and I found that kept me going. Legs felt heavy and all that stuff, but I was able to maintain pace and even pick it up some in the last few miles. I ran the last three miles at about 9:10 pace after various speeds higher in the 9 range. Finished the 20 in 3:11.56, which I would be happy with for the last 20 before a marathon, never mind just a routine run in January. So this puts me at almost 71 miles for the week -- and I skipped Sunday. Nine-plus tomorrow would put me at 80 for the Monday-Sunday period. Not a bad week. I think Jen has provided more than a little inspiration. Then, on top of that, I went with Jen on her four-miler this evening. No running, just brisk walking, but still a four-mile workout that took more than an hour. So I'm logging that too.
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