Notes
I had decided to turn off my alarm for this morning since I wasn't feeling great last night (maybe the old high life I drank). But then my body had other plans and woke me up 5min before the unset alarm. I decided to go for it and do the group run. It was a good size group, almost 30 people, but I was still identified as new right away. We started at 5:30 (which was nice compared to the Sunday trail group) and I was glad to see it wasn't going to be super slow.
A couple people talked to me as the lead group whittled down. Most turned around for 6 miles. I should have too, but only 1 person was doing the 8 mile so I joined them. It was an older women training for Boston. Turned out she was the mother of the kid that beat me in the Thursday Trail Race Series (who is apparently only 19). We chatted for a few miles, but this was her faster day and I thought she was getting winded. At 6 miles she stopped for a bathroom, so I still ended up alone by the end.
So I jumped up my longest run by 20min. Not the smartest as my toe is a bit sore (everything felt great on the run). We'll see how that plays out. I did not find any ideal training partners but it was fast enough that I wasn't concerned about going too slow. The 5:30 start is earlier than I'd like but at least it's just a 5min drive so much better than Thorsday.