Ran with Dan French at Croom, got started from Tucker Hill about
8:00 with some light rain which helped cool things. This was the first time I've been back to Croom since April for the 50 mile race.
The first part of
the trail was like a sandy creek cascading over roots (so just managed a 12:07 first mile). The rest was in
pretty good shape. We took the orange trail looped around to Croom Road
for about 6.2 miles, then did Croom Road the rest of the way back. I
never realized how hilly Croom Road was. Picked up the pace on that
portion for a challenging last few miles (last 3 miles were sub-8:00).
I needed this run today and was not sure if I would have run if running alone.
Dan
was ready to cancel due to the rain but I got his message late (when I was 15
minutes away), so he changed his plans and came out to meet me.
Got home, stretched a bit, ate, vacuumed, mopped and did laundry, next will be some shopping and maybe a little more yard work.
