The weather was perfect for a run yesterday evening, low 70's, sunny, and a light breeze. I ran over to meet Raymond for a trip to the top of Forbidden Drive and back. The park was loaded runners, walker, and bikers. Our pace at the start was a little over 8:00 and increased as we progressed.

After a couple short easy days my legs felt great. My stride seems to have gotten a little better lately, tighter, smoother with less wasted energy. It may all be in my head but it seems like an improvement.

We ran about 8 miles togther and then Raymond turned off to head home and I picked it up for the last couple miles. I ran somewhere around 6:00 pace for a mile, felt good and then eased back to 7:00 pace to wrap things up. 12.5 miles in 95 minutes.