~8 mi @ ~13 min/mi

"!" and "!", say Emaad and Barry, grabbing their knees after running up "The Silencer", a legendary hill on Rock Creek Trail. Gayatri, more sensibly, arrives shortly after them. She starts early and does an extra loop around the KenGar neighborhood. Two deer watch us pass by.

"Icky!" Conversation includes analysis of recently-revealed beyond-inappropriate behavior by male humans in positions of power, plus comments on opioid addiction, political scandals, Einstein's brain, and dental work that several of us have enjoyed not long ago or face in the near future. Final mile is an ~8:10 blitz

(trackfile) - ^z - 2017-11-27