Eight with Mike down on Beach Drive. A little drizzly but really warm for January, it was nearly 50 when we started and felt like spring other than the darkness. We pushed the pace a bit, maybe we were just excited to run together and catch up (or it was too dark to check our watches). One quick one to start, then three at 7:10, then a 7 and a 6:48, then back to 7:08 per for the final two miles. Definitely felt like I was pushing by the end there. We did begin to discuss the 2010 race calendar. I need to go update now. I'm firm on a 10k up in Mount Vernon in two weeks (Nookachamps, which I'll be able to compare to a 2008 time), then the biggie is the Chuckanut 50k, my first ultra race. That's in March. Also on the schedule is to participate in the Roots Rock trail series as much as possible once it gets started, and likely Bloomsday 12k over in Spokane in May, which would be the "big" race of the spring. Happy New Year, I feel like it can begin now. supernova glide -- 157
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