Ran 12 miles with young men. But "with" is an exageration. It was one here, one there. No one was the same pace. Ben seemed to be going along pretty well, so I decided to stick with him. After 5 miles, he suddenly slowed down. So I told him to run ahead. I took a long water and gel break. After a while I caught him again. We went slow until 8 miles and then I told him to go ahead and I'd take an extra mile loop. Two miles later, I caught him again. I had gone 10 and he had finished 9. This time he was walking slowly and requested that I stop. He started out the run sick and ended up sicker. We waited for someone to pick him up and then I ran home for the final 3.
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