Today was a perfect running day. The sun was shinning, it was 70 degrees with very very little humidity and I had another 10 easy miles to complete. I was also going to be joining Fleet Feet West Hartford Racing for the weekly "Saturday Rise & Shine Run," something I had yet been able to do. I was excited a) I could feel the fall crisp coming b) I was feeling strong after my downpour run yesterday. I know what you must be thinking -- I don't want fall to come because fall means winter and winter means snow. But you know what? Fall in Connecticut is one of the most beautiful things in the world and my personal favorite season both for running and for enjoying.
I decided to join the group that running 10 miles at a 9:10 pace -- that puts me near the top effort pace of my "easy runs" and seeing as this was my long run day, I thought that would be appropriate. My watch said we did it in 1:36.53 with an average time of 9:41 for myself. However, as we know, I don't stop my watch at traffic lights and intersections where we have to wait to cross. I also know that we were running faster than 9:10 for most of the run so I would guesstimate that our actual time was 1:30 and our pace was closer to right under 9:00 minutes a mile. It was really fun to get out there with a group -- granted it was only five of us in the 9:10 pace -- but I was shocked at how much I liked it. I might have even found someone to run with in Bristol! I definitely don't think I could run with a group every day of the week, but one or two days it is a good way to test pacing and conversational running. After three days in a row of 10 miles, I am excited to only run eight tomorrow morning.
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