20-miler

I did my second longest run ever (in terms of time) on Saturday at Mansfield Hollow State Park. Jessica, Dan, Karolina, and Niko joined me for the first 10ish (out-and-back to the dam). I ran with Jessica, Karolina, and Niko for the first 5-mile trail loop and by myself for the second. My legs felt decent until the last 5-mile loop. I did not do a good job of hydrating on the run. It's been tricky this time around, as it was unseasonbly warm this spring. Last time around, I carried a hydration pack, which worked very well, except that it was cumbersome for running.

After the 20-miler, we went swimming in the river. It was cold, and I was the last one to jump in. When I jumped in, Niko jumped on my head and bloodied and bruised my right eye.

Yesterday, I did a short recovery run at Northwoods in North Guilford. Jessica joined me and then did a few more miles on the roads. We ran the blue/orange alternative trail to Bluff Head but didn't make it to Bluff Head, as I missed a sharp right-hand turn. We wound up continuing northwest and onto some roads until turning around at roughly 15 minutes into the run. The difficulty of the blue/orange trail varies, but whether Northwoods as a whole is runnable remains to be seen.