Met with Mike Mitchell at the Margaret Wallace entrance at McAlpine at 8:30am. His old HS team-mate, John Wadsworth, joined us. Ran all over the greenways and trails, and started the run comfortable at probably over 8 min pace. I had forgotten my watch, so I had to ask Mitchell what are time was at the end, and along the way never knew for sure what our pace was, other than just a guess on feeling. The pace seemed pretty good for the distance. It felt like it averaged under 8 min pace, although going on his GPS watch, we didn't finish until 1.54.40, which is around 8.11 pace. That to me, feels like the watch rounded up, and we might have done more than 14 miles. Regardless, my legs felt pretty good. The last couple of miles was tough - just fatigue and continued pounding started to wear them thin a little bit - but the energy and endurance was acceptable. Also, I got stung by a bee on the last mile, and thus really picked it up, given the adrenaline boost that provided. Closed that last mile in 7:36, fastest split from Mitchell's garmin.
Ended the week with about 43 miles. Most so far. Staying on a nice track with the training.
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