Running together

It was freezing, FREEZING, today when we started the run.  I half-kiddingly asked Mojo if he wanted to just head in for some bacon and breakfast instead -- he wanted in but our dutiful selves waddled off for a 7-miler.  True, low 50s temperature may not see cold to some (e.g. Minesotans who spend ~5 months in subzero tempatures) but it was FREEZING to me.

Back to the run -- crystal blue sky and gorgeous view of the city along the embarcadero and Marina Green made us appreciative of where we get to live and run.  My hips troubled me from almost the beginning; think the soreness was from the Great Highway run earlier in the week.  I did okay until around mile 5 or so when soreness settled deep in the hips and my quads and back took up the slack, tiring quickly. 

Mojo was kind enough to stop often those last two miles.  This helped me get through the 7 miles relatively pain-free.  Looking to get / stay loose this last week before race day.

Great training season!  Loved getting to know Mojo in a different way; our friendship has grown via our usual IM-based communiques these past 6 years but there's something about sweating, struggling, running together that just bring friends closer together (and it's not because I was leaning into him for support!).  :-)