I would do it Paul if the drive wasn't too far (two hours would be my cutoff.    )  If  you're running it for time it helps knowing the course (espically if hills are involved).  The tech shirt in itself is worth $10.00 plus having the support for a 2-hour run.   

Where's Lou?

Oops, here I am.  I've been lurking but haven't had much time to think of anything thoughtful to say.

Actually, I'm in Milpitas, CA now, on business, flying home tomorrow, just in time for Freedom's run on Saturday.

Had a good last run this morning, with a couple of my colleagues -- 4 miles @ 7:47 -- it was 8:15, 8:00, 7:33, 7:23 and felt great to get that kind of turnover.  I have no idea how fast to go out Saturday -- other than this run, I've been running so slowly lately...

Hope the traveling at leasts allows you to miss the rain out East Lou.

I feel good going into the weekend and ready to give it a PR push at St. Louis on Sunday.  I bought some compression socks tonight that I'll likely test run tomorrow morning.  If there's ever a week I could use them it's with a marathon on 10/3 followed by 50k on 10/10.

Hope the race goes well, Lou.

Did 17.3 miles this morning.  Pace was consistent and steady, and AHR was right at 150 for the run.  I'm most pleased about that and the fact that I didn't walk.  Now to get some house stuff done before I watch some college football sleep on the couch.

Nice runs, Paul and Kim

I'll copy what Harriet told some friends to describe the course, because I don't remember it as well as she does, I guess:

"Wow - this was an amazing course.  It started at the Harper's Ferry National Park Visitor Center, and then wound around the countryside until reaching (and running through)  the old restored part of Harper's Ferry that makes up the real historic attraction.  We ran across a bridge and then down this steep sprial staircase to the C&O  canal. We ran the canal (dead flat, but rocky-surface) until 15.5 miles, and then the fun began.  Very very steep hills until about mile 21 through Antietam National Battlefield and then still pretty rolly through to the finish.  A very tough, very beautiful course.  And the weather could not have been better.  45° or so at the start, warming up to low 60's later in the day."

Harriet ran 4:24 and I ran 3:49.  I was pretty happy with the time, even though I went out at 8:15's, I didn't have any plan to hold that -- just wanted to see what would happen.  The hills were pretty beastly, and because of that I really can't complain, having broken 4.  I beat many of my club colleagues, which is good because this race was on our grand prix.  One of the guys did run a 3:23, which is pretty amazing, I think.

Thanks, Kim.  This year the half and the full ran the same direction.  They joined at about 15 after running 3, and there was a loop the half folks didn't have to run which added to 1.1 miles (and 1 extra hill, and a steeper climb to the hill at 19, heh).

Here's the elevation.  Not Equinox, but still challenging. (sorry about the size)

Yeah, wow to that graph -- and congrats!

Off to run metric marathon.