McAlpine Sixteen

Time: 103:00
Distance: 16.26 miles
Pace: 6:20

Splits: 7:35, 6:50, 6:37, 6:32, 6:23, 6:25, 6:30, 6:10, 6:27, 6:36, 6:12, 6:03, 5:54, 5:50, 5:56, 5:32, 1:29

Meagan and I went out to the Old Bell parking lot to meet up with Queens for the weekly long run. This was definitely the first time all season where I was going longer than anyone on the team. They have DII nationals this coming Saturday and were going to be taking it easy. And, by taking it easy I mean that by mile 3 their pace was already sub-6:20. Simon and I opted to play it safe and not push the pace up front. We ran our own clip and chatted about the race, and my new job. Have I mentioned that yet?

I fell into a nice groove around mile 11 when Simon departed to get back to Old Bell. I was out their solo and needed to hurry things along. My sweet spot right now is around 5:50 pace where I feel comfortable but know I'm running fast and efficient.