Four Hundred Fifty Six

I am now officially 456 months old. Where does the time go? I feel like it was just yesterday that I was 252 months. Time sure does fly. I started off my 38th year by running 13.9 miles this morning, only this time I tried something new. I ran the final eight with my friend Kristi. That's only the second time I've run with a partner and the longest distance. It was actually quite pleasant. I thought that I was going to pressure myself to run faster than my normal long run pace, but I didn't. Running with someone drew my attention away from how arduous the run was becoming and I also didn't hit my normal 8 mile wall.

My overall pace was 10'39"! That's only 5 seconds slower than my time at the Spirit of Columbus Half Marathon last year and with significantly less effort! What a great way to start 38.