Boston, MA 5:15pm I ducked out of work a little early and took a cab to an airport hotel and went for a long run. My first one as I prep for Top of Utah. I went down the road to the beach and then ran along the beach for several miles. That was really nice. They had a sand castle competition going on. I wished I had my camera, then realized that I was running 20 miles and decided that no, I'm actually glad I'm not carrying it. Then the road crossed over to a retail area. There was a big accident on the road (something else I might have taken a photo of). Apparently a tow truck ran into another car and caught on fire. This part of the run wasn't very fun. Kind of crowded, lots of cars and really stinky in a few places. At about mile 7 I turned off on to a causway sort of a thing. Mostly just a path along the beach that lead out to a place called Nahant which put me at just about 10 miles. Nahant is a nice little town that reminds me of a little New England island community -- because it is a little New England island community. After turning around at mile 10 I stopped at a little grocery store to buy a Poweraide. I brought it up to the counter and found out that they don't take credit cards. I asked the clerk if there was a place I could just get some water and he surprised me by saying that he would buy the drink for me. One of those moments that restores your faith in mankind. The trip back was more of the same but the other direction. I stopped near mile 17 and bought a Gatorade and did the turn on the Garmin while I'm stopped, turn it off when I'm running thing, so my timing is off a bit. The last few miles were rough, but not as bad as some runs, so that helped my confidence. I got back to the hotel and jumped in the pool. It was freezing, but just what my aching legs needed. Now I get to spend tomorrow morning flying home. Good thing I got upgraded. Five hours in coach with fidgity legs might have been the end of me. http://connect.garmin.com/activity/42467530
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