Hadn't really expected to run this, but circumstances allowed, so how could I not. I have only run "fast" a few times this year, so I didn't know what to expect. I mostly wanted to not get hurt.
I think we started out too slow, but maybe it was just right for my capabilities. Ian was able to open up at the end. It was nice running with him and Brendan.
Nicely off my PR from 1992 of 17:30ish, but I am not unhappy with this. I didn't get hurt. Of course, the time is bad, but you get what you deserve.
Run warm up/down 8:00 [2] shoes: Saucony Progrid Ride 11/9/2009
TNT. Since I miraculously got there on time (boss men in the Hamptons), I indulged in the sort of long run that was pretty run of the mill for me last year. While my performance was lacking, the effect was powerful. Down to Lincoln Drive and back on the south bank, rolling through the pseudo-wilderness while painfully aware of my love of orienteering and the orienteering community. Going to WOC for 4 years and then not, and maybe never again is sad. Very depressing.