Notes
Run with Sutton in WDM. He suggested gravel which I was all for. Luckily enough these were more like Decorah or Brandon gravel roads than Cedar Falls or Ankeny, and by that I mean they were hilly and curvy.
There were a few bummers along the way, it was busy traffic to get to and back from the gravel; there was fresh gravel, basically running on rocks for half the run; and there was a ton of gravel dust to match the warm air.
We still cruised on the gravel, and there were a few hills towards the end that were beating me, but mostly I felt great hitting the faster pace (even if it tired me more than I should have on this run).