~9.3 mi @ ~17.9 min/mi

"A fellow Glaswegian javelin-thrower tried out for the US Olympic team last week," 🐻y reports on a steamy Sunday morning, and reminisces about legendary Hayward Field where he finished a marathon a few years ago. Some runner-dude named "Prefontaine" reputedly did shorter distances there, for some coach-dude named "Bowerman". 🐻y leads 🔥 down Sligo Creek Trail to the middle school for an anticipatory victory lap in his Missoula Virtual Half. 🤖 follows the duo, diverting to test a water fountain and then finding a short-cut to arrive first.

At sunrise Strava's GPS awards 🔥 & 🤖 a free bonus mile inside Starbucks as they get iced coffee. They set their cups carefully on the bleacher steps before a 400m calibration circuit at the cushioned track. Much room for improvement! "Now i know how you and 🦖 felt when you were just starting to train and i was your 🐇", says 🤖.

(trackfile) - ^z - 2021-07-16