Gary Grant Soos Creek Park via Soos Creek Trail(edit)

Beautiful sunrise and although fall colors were vibrant, they were out-shined by my running friends colorful attire and vibe. Spent an hour and a half commuting before work just to get in a run. Because I can. Because it was a liberal "furlough friday." Because I had an invite from a running buddy to join her for a run on an urban trail I'd never been on. She's a running beast and I didn't want to slow her down so first I made sure she was ok with my 11/11 goal - my more reserved 11-miles at 11-minute pace. Next week I'm scheduled for an MRI and Doctor appointment regarding my 4-month old glute/hamstring injury, so might as well "turn it up to 11" and get my money's worth. Turns out this course had notable rolling hills and I began looking for a seat on the struggle bus. Butt...in the end, pride and stupidity had me finishing with a half-marathon, averaging a pace in the 10:50s. As the pictures show, Amada's fast pace was assisted by some urban trail surfing. My slow pace was delayed by a game of Duck, Duck, Bruce...