Easter Island 5

Thursday night brought the promise of more actual miles (Tuesday's were logged half on an elliptical, half on a stationary bike, for the sake of my mortal knees). JRod's ex-roommates were having a barbecue, and while we had to do some miles (or at least I had to, with JRod a willing accomplice), there was no reason we couldn't circle over in that general direction...

So, before heading out, we modified our potential route to loop by the Central,* so that we might be able to swing in and enjoy some grilling and the company of friends. The miles were easy and loose after the first initial stiff ones, and we were there before we knew it, enjoying some meat and vegetables on a stick. After 1/2 hour or so of hanging out, we headed the mile and a half home, walking a bit, running a bit, and mostly enjoying the company of each other.

I'm looking forward to more runs like these in the summer--runs where I can go wherever I want to go, where there is no minimum or maximum mileage, and my runs with Jared can be driven purely by whatever new shape we can get our routes to take...this one was the "Easter Island 5," with a sideways version of our route appearing an awful lot like these stone monoliths.

*The Central is the name of Jared's old apartment building. Not only is it located on Central Street, the words "The Central" have been stenciled above the front door.