Timeless running
This morning I met the group for a quick lap around the ten-mile loop. The plan was to split it in half, doing the second five five minutes faster than the first five. The plan went out the window quickly because my watch died when I tried to start it. So, I ran with the lead pack for the first five miles, had a quick sip at the water stop there, and then took off at a little higher effort level. I ran pretty well after that, but I fell back quite a way from the people in front. The second half of the route also had a few detours because of the flooding. One section wasn’t blocked but probably should have been, but since I was already committed, I ran right through some pretty deep water. The final detour took us off the trail and out on the street, so there was an annoying wait at a stoplight with half a mile to go. I made up for that by really blasting that last half mile. All in all, I was pleased with the run. I was going just by effort level, though. I don’t really know what I did. I did a few stretches and then left, feeling really pretty good.