I tagged along with Vasilis today as he drove over to Lincoln, MA to meet up with John Drago and Dan Biales for a long run. John works at EY with Vasilis, and both John and Dan are Bentley Alumni who now run for New Balance Boston. Since Vasilis is considering joining NBB, it seemed like a good idea to get out for a run in their normal practice area. There are a ton of trails in the Walden Pond State Reservation Area, and we trekked all through those woods. We were crisscrossing all over the place. John and Dan have been practicing there since college, and they seemed to know the trails like the back of their hands. If Vasilis and I were alone, we would probably still be lost out there.
The trails were soaked from the rain last night which had carried over into today and was still coming down. Thankfully, it wasn't pouring anymore, and the precipitation was more of a constant mist during the run. The run was still pretty enjoyable though. I haven't done much trail running since college, and it was nice to change things up. My watch didn't provide accurate pace or distance due to the trees, but the effort was easy and conversational. There were a couple of rolling hills, but no major climbs. Although wet, the run was largely uneventful aside from when Vasilis slipped and did a superman through the mud towards the end (he was fine if a bit dirty). The run actually seemed to pass by quickly, and we were done before I knew it. I'm not sure on the actual distance, but the NBB guys seemed confident that it was 15+ miles which is supported by the overall time of the run which was an hour and 40 minutes.
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