Coach wanted us to go long and easy today. We started up 6th to do golf course. I felt reallt good, but I didn't want to leave the girls. Most of the boys went on lower canal, so only a few guys were ahead of me. After a 9 minute mile, I dropeed the girls. It took quite a few miles to get my average pace down to 8. Ethan was going pretty fast, and I couldn't see him after the second mile. When I got to the point to extend I thought 'why not?' and went on the trail. Surprisingly, there wasn't too much ice. It was muddy, but worth it. My pace did bump slower, but when I got onto Smithfield Canyon, it dropped back to 8. I went up the canyon quite a ways. I felt as if I was in no mans land because I hadn't seen anybody for miles. I turned around and went back to sky view. This is where I realized how dry it was. I needed chap stick and water, and my nose/throat felt pretty dry. It was also pretty windy, but a dry wind. When I got to sv, I had 7.75, so I grabbed my stuff and finished a lap around the track. When I got on the track, there were more people.
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