So yesterday I met an older gentlemen by the name of Joe at the end of my workout. He also looked fast so I asked if he'd like to run with me sometimes. He said "sure let's start tomorrow at 5am!" I agreed even though my usual start time is 6am.
This morning when I arrived at the training course he wasn't there at 5 so I figured I'll stretch and warm up. He wasn't there by 5:20 so I took off running figuring maybe he didn't set his alarm clock. The course was extremely dark at 5:30 so I had to run a little slower than usual to make sure I didn't trip over anything. I felt good during the 3mile loop, and because it was so dark and quiet I was able to listen to my body and focus on proper form. By the end of my first 3 mile loop, guess who popped up...it was Joe. He just started stretching because he woke up late but jumped right in the workout after we both high fived. I was warmed up from my first loop and he was on fresh legs so we blasted out of the parking lot. I wish I wore my garmin watch to verify our pace because We Were Flying! I think we were both trying to see who would back down first. By mile 5 for me and mile 2 for him, we both decided to drop the pace a little. He continued his run into the hills to complete a 7mile morning and I finished the loop to complete 6 miles before heading home for some water, a banana, and oatmeal. My PR guy called during my run with some great news for the Hollywood Half Marathon so it's straight to work at 6:30Am.
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