Finished up the week with a nice 6 mile run (Garmin Connect link below). A couple of those miles were too quick but I’m gonna blame my friends Oscar and Helen. Talk about timing.. I was running on the riverbed trail in Irvine about to go under a street and they were out walking their dog across the bridge above me. Perfect timing. Even though I had just started out on my run, seeing friends gave me that boost of energy you normally get during a race. Good seeing you guys, thanks for the sub 8:30 miles 
Next week I bump up the mid-week run mileage in preparation for the 4-day training session that is soon approaching. The start of the 4-day sessions puts me at week 1 of 16 for my marathon ramp up. Everything I’ve done to date has been to prepare me for the 16-week marathon training schedule.
Garmin Connect – Activity Details for Irvine Riverbed.
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Those splits look good and fast. Start slower and end faster though
Dude, this is awesome: Best Pace:04:59 min/mi – That was cool seeing you. What are the chances of that, I think it probably takes you about 30 seconds to run that stretch where we could have seen you. What a trip.
@Lena – Ok coach.
@ Oscar – Was a nice suprise. Yeah, the stars just aligned this morning. LOL