a good long run

Saturday was one of our slower long runs and one that we actually hit our target time for a long, slow distance run. We met at 8:30, after I ran 4 and Jess ran 3 (she was unsure of how many miles she wanted to run). We reversed our normal route so we ventured into Manhattan first, down by South Street Seaport, around Battery Park and then up to Houston and across to the W'burg bridge.

That bridge SUCKS!!! holy cow - running from the Manhattan to BK side is a long, gradual hill whereas BK to Manhattan is a short, steeper hill. We were feeling good and knew we had a bunch of flat miles ahead of us. Water is a bit of a problem over in Williamsburg...there just isn't any! We opted out of running up Vanderbilt and just continued along Flushing to Dumbo to the new Brooklyn Bridge park.

I finished my 20 and with a strong last mile. It was hotter than we expected. We were in shorts and a t-shirt. We were pretty much dying for water b/c we didn't have that much over the last 5 miles of our run. Ending at the BK Bridge park is perfect for that expect when you have to wait for some rugrats to use the water fountain!

Today was a good long run. I had energy for my 6 hr shift at lululemon and even managed to go out and have fun that night - as opposed to crashing and burning in my bed.