LONG RUN: UNPLANNED PROGRESSION RUN
We didn't have any plans for what we would do today. We just met at the pond with Ken, Jon, Ben, Dave, and Jason all showing up. We started out pretty decent and I decided I wanted to at least get some miles in at low-6:00s. Well after some low 6:00s, Van Beekum felt great and pushed the pace. We let him get out in front a bit and running alongside Dave I said, "Well I better go up there and get him".
So I caught up to Ben and just let him dictate pace and ran alongside him. Dave caught back up briefly before Ben dropped it again. Then BV needed a pit stop. This allowed Jason to catch up and once we got rolling again, I convinced Jason it was all mental. From that point on he stayed with Ben and me as we continued to increase the pace until mile 14. At that point we shut it down and jogged (6:30 pace) it in for the finish.
Everyone looked good today. Dave in his second day back to running was crushing 5:40s. Good stuff.
First 14 miles progression: 718 642 635 616 613 610 608 625 (pedestrain bridge was very icy; we were 6:00 flat pace minus the bridge slowdown) 553 550 540 540 533 522
Hit Wal Mart after for a delicious and much needed chocolate milk!
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