{"id":1354,"date":"2013-09-05T13:25:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-05T17:25:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runmystic.jankowskis.net\/?p=1354"},"modified":"2013-09-05T13:30:02","modified_gmt":"2013-09-05T17:30:02","slug":"new-haven-20k-2014-bike-epic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/runmystic.jankowskis.net\/?p=1354","title":{"rendered":"New Haven 20K \/ 2014 Bike Epic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Still the best run of the year. No question. Ran with Jon<\/a>, saw a smiling Dianna<\/a> at the finish, and I managed to get myself on the TV News talking about beer<\/a>. Not a bad outing.
\n\"New<\/a>
\nThe weather wasn’t nearly so flawless as usual, but the course was awesome, only had one person waiting for runners tell me to “F- Off”. But, despite the mist, we lingered on the green longer than we had in years. Youngest kid ran the kids race in a sub-7; oldest kid got caught in traffic in the 5K but still finished in sub-9’s. I managed to finish the 20K in under 2 hours, making 27 miles for the weekend, and showing I’ve got a decent Hartford base. And, I did get Pepe’s Pizza after the race.
\n\"Pepe's<\/a><\/p>\n

Big topic of conversation was how to do a big bike ride, outside of an organized event. It’s a continuation of a thread that I’ve had going on with Jeff<\/a> and Warren<\/a> ever since we did Mooseman back in *harumph*. <\/p>\n

200 on 100<\/a>, the classic Vermont Route, is the inspiration. It’s got a couple of great things going for it, such as: <\/p>\n