Feb. 27 18 miles

Ran this morning with Clara and Angie at 7:30. It was about 29 degrees out so i had to go back to wearing under armor and tights. I was not a fan of having to put my layers back on. I have been getting spoiled by running in shorts and long sleeves lately.  We started out near Angie's old apartment and headed into devou, then we headed straight down dixie highway and back to our cars for water and gu. Then back out again for the remaining four mile down and back dixie highway. I felt pretty good even though I didn't put in the mileage I would have liked to this week. Angie and I stuck together and a good pace while Clara ran ahead and then fell back at the end. I was surprised at how well Clara did for most of it. This is encouraging for the marathon since she plans on running all of it with us. I was not a huge fan of the route. It is very unusual for Angie to plan an out an back route, but I am sure it was easier then running the hill in to Cresent Springs. Angie and I finished running it in 3 hours and 4 minutes, which is a decent time. Clara finished a few minutes behind us. Overall, I felt like it was a good run. My knee is still hurting when I run and so is the arch of my foot but my hip flexors are starting to loosen up. Next week we hit 20 miles and then we have one long run to go before the marathon. I also registered for the marathon so there is no backing out now.