Progression Run - 11 miles w/ last 15 min. moderate. Average pace: 9:12. 7:35 am: 63° at start, 71° at end, 50% humidity, winds calm. I met with the group at the Highline Canal Trail again. This was week 2 of the group. We had 2 new people today, for a total of 5, including myself. The Michelles wanted to go 6 and the other two were thinking of 4, but were maybe up to 6. At mile 2, which would have been the turnaround for those going 4, they decided they could do 6. So we turned around after 3 miles. The first 6 miles went by pretty fast and pleasantly with people to talk to. When we got back to the start, I continued on the other direction for my remaining 5 (2.5 out and back). Splits for the first 9 miles were 9:34, 9:16, 9:19, 9:32, 9:32, 9:44, 9:19, 9:26, 9:20. Average pace for the 15 minutes moderate was 7:59. I had my not-Pod but just had the headphones hung around my neck during the first 6 miles since I was with other people. After I left them, I put the headphones on, but it was tough because my ears were already sweaty and I had a hard time getting the headphones to stay in. They are the wrap-around-the-ear kind, but I still struggle with them, probably because the ear piece from my glasses gets in the way. My oldest son's band is playing in a Battle of the Bands tonight, so we'll be going to that. I hope that everyone who's racing today is having a great day.
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