Started running in the dark under the stars and finished as the sun rose. I did a mile loop around the neighborhood and then ran down to Peruvian Park and up to the Mammoth Springs buffalo and back home. As I crossed Highland, there were two women running about the same pace. One was wearing a TOU marathon shirt from a couple of years ago. I sped up a little and passed them knowing that if they turned right where I was going to, it would be a long uphill mile at that pace. Sure enough, they turned and pushed me up the hill. I just missed the light at Highland and had to wait there a while with just half a mile to go. When the light finally changed, I tried to finish the last half mile in four minutes. I think I made it.
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