the vibes were great, very supportive. big spread of ages (the youngest was a 9 year old who set the maryland state age group record in the squat and bench and qualified for junior nationals, very cute/cool; oldest were in their 60s), about 60/40 men/women. there was a mother/daughter duo competing in their first meet together, both really strong. queer friendly. nobody being a gatekeeping dick as far as i could tell. no grime to speak of, although the gym didn't have a/c so it was a little warm.
- run 2:25:28, 22.00 km
T+DI 166, dew point 76 which is about as high as it's been all year. about 18km of this was on trails. 467m/1532' of elevation gain and equal descent, plus lots of roots and rocks and a bit of mud, so my quads and calves are a bit tired. should stretch later just for the relaxation of it. HR averaged 144. this definitely qualifies as a hard workout. pace chart looks insane, lol. like an earthquake on the seismometer.
average pace was 6:37, which confirms that my watch was out to lunch yesterday, there's no way i was slower yesterday than today. conditions added probably ~15 minutes to my total time, per that chart joe and i were discussing recently. mid-run i started fantasizing about running in the snow. it was hot.