6:45 am me & T drove to the trail to meet up with the Suncoast Striders. Very welcoming group of people. Some of them started their run at 5:45 depending on the distance. When we arrived Dave & a few of the other men were hanging out for the last of the runners to show (which I think were me & T). We socialized a few minutes and headed out to the trail without stretching, which has become a theme to our runs. We both started our Garmens & soon fell behind the pack. Since it had been about a month since T had run our plan was to keep the pace slow and try to get some miles in. We set out goal for 6 miles and kept it between a 10 1/2 to 11 min pace. During our run we noticed how nice it was to watch the sun come up and see deer near the trail. There were 2 water stations during our run that we also enjoyed. We only walked a couple minutes towards the end and rejoiced when our last mile was complete.
After the run alot of the runners were hanging at the Pavilion near the trail greeting all the returning runners. Nicest group of people I've ever met. Several of them had brought beverages and snacks to share.
Daves wife Karen introduced me & T to a 3-day a week marathon training program that we were both excited about. Its a book called Run Less, Run Faster which focuses 3 days on running & the rest crosstraining-perfect for a 1/2 marathon/tri training. We both ordered the book & I'm excited to read all about it.
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