took off with some friends at the start. slowed down at the kirkwood turnoff and joined up with my boss. ran nice and easy with him for a couple miles before he turned around. thursday was his last day of work, retiring after over 39 years with the school district. he's a legend among legends. kind of weird that he's finally done after working closely with him for 5 years now. this will be his 35th bix in a row which is also insane. he split off and i picked it back up until i saw my first friend coming back. spun around and headed back. kicked the adams off and went barefoot the last couple miles which felt great. ran into a friend at the turn back onto brady. she'd been walking back. chit chatted and slow jogged with her for a couple minutes before i took back off down the hill. between the leisurely pace with my boss and other friend, i still managed to PR from two years ago. that feels good. might actually run the full route each week to get a better and better idea of what i might be able to pull out come race day. it was also fantastic seeing fellow DM'ers and amazing QC athletes Morgan M., Jeff P. and Jennifer P.