One long stop

My running pal from TNT Stacey on the right. This was around mile 10 of our Bayshore half marathon. I really hope she runs the long run this Saturday. I need a pace partner!!!

Ran tonight
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stats:
miles: a bit over 3
pace: average 10.5 (getting better!)
best: 7
stop: one, one long one. stopped at Royal Oak Brewry to help celebrate Mike's b-day. Had glass of wine and met another runner, one of Mike's friends, who, of course, competed w/ him in a half iron-man--jeeze. I just wanted to ask how, how do you even get your body to the point that it can do an iron man??? Any how, I've noticed that these super athletes, been in a million ultra competitions, are always really nice, unassuming. I guess if you've got it you just don't have to flaunt it. He taught me a new trick on my Garmen: how to make it stop timing when I stop-- that is part of why my average pace is better. It wasn't factoring 40 minute miles for stopping to tie my shoe.
I tried something tonight, though, that seemed to also speed my pace-- I read some where about falling into the run and not letting the body's natural breaks stop you. So I sort of leaned forward a bit and ran more toward my toes, not on them, but just sort of falling forward w/ each step--I looked at my Garmen at one point and I was doing a 9 minute mile doing this. It was easier and faster and it was just my mind I had to deal w/, my mind telling me it must be harder on my lungs to go faster, but really it wasn't, it was different form making it easer to go faster.
freaks: none
friendly people at bar stop: lots!
Ran home after about 30 minute stop.

Injury note: my sprained ankle, which is getting swollen again, really hurt when I started running. It warmed up after about half a mile or so but it's throbbing a bit now. I didn't wear my brace for the first time so I guess that's the easy answer to that, will wear it or tape my ankle for my long run on Saturday.