Jones prep w/ Swifties -- Sun. Feb. 20

Meet with Ken, Nick and Bill at DnD and carpool into the A middle school. Wait a bit for Rob L, but maybe a miscommunication; he doesn't show (and it's cold windy!) so we jog to the official start spot, then set off. Nick sets pace, pretty crisp, pulling ahead periodically from Ken; Bill (aiming for a second loop to get 20) stays back w/ him and I stick w/ the young gun. Surface is pretty good, all things considered, and after the five outbound miles the course is pretty nice. Push a bit on the last uphills, and then into the finish (w/ a small dash to stop Nick from catching at the end!). Then wait for Ken, and all (except Bill) jog back to the cars. Overall:

Time: 1:25:02
Distance: 10.52 miles
Pace: 8:05s

Comment: cold, but overall a nice smoothing run after yesterday's effort, and a useful review of the course. Always good to run in Swifties' company, too.