New Friends!

Well since my previous running partner is always spraining his ankles I decided to try and get a group of people together for Saturday runs to help motivate me. Today was the first group run and only 2 other people showed up... but it was great! I met Jim and Jeanette and we ran our 8 miles together up at Flat Iron. Jim and Jeanette both ran the Saltair 5k earlier in the morning so I was pretty impressed by their dedication. Both are quite experienced runners. Jim has run 10 marathons in the past 5 years and Jeanette ran 7 half marathons in one month! Crazies!! ;) About mile 5 I was feeling pretty worn down until I caught up with Jim. We chatted the last 3 miles and he totally took my mind off the running. The first 4 miles I ran a 9 minute mile but then the last 4 were a little slower so I ended up running the 8 miles in 1:20. Right on for a 10 min mile. Hopefully as the training progresses I can improve on my speed! I really enjoy running and I'm glad there are so many cool people in Utah that feel the same way.