Arlington High School Track, 4:00 p.m., cloudy, 42, and very windy (gusts of 25-30 mph). This was my only chance to get to the track and, despite the wind, I had to do it. The plan was 4:10 per 1000m. I avg. 4:06 for all 4 and felt good. Again, the wind was from the north and was almost standing me straight up. Common sense would have told me to cance this, but not me... It seems that the two guys that I introduced to running here in Arlington have some natural talent. They are now pushing me. They are still slower than me, but I expect that gap to close in the coming months. I cannot let them beat me, but welcome the competition. My neighbor ran 1:33:57 in the St. Jude half. Not a blazing fast time, but he has only been running ~6 months. He is a former Marine (whoops, always a Marine) and plans to do the Marine Corps Marathon in 2008. He picked a toughy for his first. I'm glad I have friends to run with now, but should I give them all of my "secret" workouts? | 