Notes
Ran with Sean and Robert to help Sean hit his 3,000 miles for 2013. A pretty impressive year for Sean, that many miles requires a lot of consistency and staying healthy. He's primed for a solid 2014 based off how he's been running lately.
Robert picked the loop, starting at Fresh Pond Golf Course. It was a damn cold morning, 15 degrees, but once we got moving the cold never bothered us.
Headed out towards Fresh Pond Shopping Center via the shorter conclusion of the Fresh Pond loop then out to the Belmont bike path extension. After passing Belmont High School, we had a killer hill that never seemed to end. It wrapped around a few turns and then each time I thought we were approaching the top, another incline would appear in the distance. Definitely took a lot out of me staying with Robert.
After finishing off the hills, pace quickly dropped. Original email had us targeting 7-7:30 pace, but was well below that for several of the later miles. Running with Robert and Sean, the pace felt easy and the miles ticked by without really noticing. A couple of the middle moles may have even been quicker if they didnt involve trying to navigate parking lots and running over icy/snowy grass for a couple of small stretches.
Closed out with a last loop around Fresh Pond to get to Sean's 14.8 (I added on a short loop at home to close out to 15). Was nice to run with a group again, looking forward to the Boston training soon.