Super fun morning! :) * 3 miles with Ry, Smo, Christine, Ben, Marina and Kilia on the JRP. We told Sophia and Kilia to lead the way but to keep us right around a 9 minute pace. They did a FANTASTIC job and brought us in with an average pace of 8:54. Background: We met Christine, Ben and their daughters through the USATF meets. Kilia is 10 and competes in the same distances Soph does but in the age group younger, Soph is 11. Both Kilia and Soph are the State and Region champ of their respective division in the USATF youth circuit for the 1500 meters and have become good friends. Marina is Kilia's slightly older sister and also a talented runner who competes in Soph's age division. They are all such great girls and we have been talking about getting them together to train. We finally did it. And it was AWESOME!! Hope this was the first of many training runs with them. * 3 miles by my lonesome, AP 7:29. The first 1/3 of a mile was uphill (which I pushed) making the remainder feel harder than usual at this pace. Oh well. :) * 1 mile with Sherm and Liv! YES!!! We got Liv out for a run this morning. :) :) :) * Upon arriving home with Sherm and Liv I asked Smo if she would be willing to pace me for one quick 800 meters. I couldn't keep up with her the last 100 meters as she has a kick that I am unable to match. I came in at 3:05. * 1/2 cool down mile Total: 8 miles | 
