Another early start, this time for a 15km with Trish, doing the gorgeous Ascot loop. The sun was sound asleep, as were the birds, but we were up and at 'em by 5.30am. We ran it non-stop at 5.37 pace, so within marathon pace which was great news. At about 9km, my brain was begging for a rest, but I didn't give into it, focusing 1KM at a time which I found very helpful. The last few KMs were at a good pace, below 5.35 pace, so despite tiring, I managed to push through, propelled forward by the speedy Trish. Now, I have this funny feeling she'll be doing some awesome marathon times before too long ...