7-15 Overshooting the moon (but not kinda worried)

Well, this run went much longer than expected. I ran 54:53 at Sutton Boat launch. I ran with Daniel, Jacob, and Travis. It was a pretty good run overall, for the weather was ideal and Sutton is always one of my favorite places to run. We ran on the trail and into the campground on the usual route, but we turned around were the road branches just beyond the yellow gate and ran to the sand course. That decision made this a much more difficult run. We ended up running to the Alder Dune trail and ran all the way to the Alder Dune campsite. Once there, we turned around and then went right once back on the sand trail. Sand is brutal. I don't understand it, but I just cannot go as fast on sand. I try hard, but the effort just seems useless. I just sit there and churn sand, while others fly ahead of me. This is how it always seems. Maybe its a weight factor. Oh well. I ended up falling behind pretty quickly after they waited for me at the sand trail/ Alder Dune trail junction, and we parted ways, oh yes, parted ways at the bridge at the meadow. At that point the run was alread yat 36 minutes, so I knew it was going to be a doozy. I tryed to push back, but my legs were pretty tired from the sand. I've been trying to use my calves more when I run, as Jeff pointed out I should do last winter. It should help, especially when I feel I have nothing left. When I hit the last trail just before the finish, I kind of tried a different stride where I had my legs slightly in front of my and tried hard to minimize my motion to use nothing but my legs. It felt wierd, but I was able to run faster. That was definitely more tiring. I'll see if that will work. I'm going to have to do some experimenting this summer, for I believe that will be what helps me make bigger improvements.