Twenty

I was a bit worried about going 20 miles today after not getting in a long run last weekend. The weather was nice this morning, cool and overcast. The route was up the west side from the Runners' Station to 59th St and over to the Park. Then up the Bridle extension, 2 extended bridle loops, one regular bridle loop, and the back to the Station. I arranged to meet Gary at the Park (6 miles into my run), and he wanted to get in about 8-10 miles with me while I was in the Park. Shortly after getting onto the Bridle loop, we passed Bridget and Tim, who joined us for about 6 miles of the run. We cheered on the leaders of the women's 4 mile race in the park. Gary, Bridget and Tim parted from me and I did my final regular bridle loop solo. I then headed down the west side highway, starting to feel a little fatigued. I definitely was fading a little the last 5 miles, but was able to finish feeling relatively good...much better than I thought I was going to feel after missing a long run.