Today I had some help from Art and Vicki as I ran what the little training plan I have devised called me to do: run six miles at goal pace. Martha had done the same yesterday, and both days delivered a perfect day for fast running - cool, clear, and slightly overcast. Art (as expected) pushed the pace, but we averaged 9:54. Since I was planning on 10:00, this was a confidence-builder.
Art commented that this type of run would be difficult all alone, and while acknowledging his help, I said it was also important to be able to run long tempo miles, or long-run miles, all alone, because essentially that is what you are doing in a race even though you have other runners around you. Still, it is nice to have friends to help pace me, and I remember all the many friends who have done this in the past, as well as the times I have helped them in turn.
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