Ran an easy run today... 12.1 miles at a 7:07 pace in 1:26. Ran the first 3.5 with the dog at a 7:17 pace. My golden retriever is getting very easy to run with, and he does a good job of not allow anything to interfere with the run. I ran up Satterfield hill which is a 500ft climb and then back down the other side to get practice on the downhill. I did mix in 3 MP miles in this run. I've started experimenting with my stride. I noticed if I take shorter step per minute my pace is faster because of the rapid return and pushing off more. I also experimented with this yesterday in my speedwork. I don't want to make changes in my stride right now, but has anyone else experimented with this. I haven't registered for the Teton Dam marathon yet, but I will run a 18 miler this weekend to get that last long run in. I'm not sure how I'm going to approach this training run yet. Last week I did 12 MP on my 20 miler. Lunch hour 4.1 miles at a 6:50 pace. | 