Ironman Hawaii Behind me - Fall Classic

IMHawaii - finished. Moving on to the Fall Classic. Fall classic. One year ago I did the race. The park was a mess. People were living in the park. Houses flooded. People were just glad to see one another. People shared stories with one another. Now a year has passed. I did my warm up through a neighborhood adjacent to the park. Things are still fucked up.

I was expecting to run about 24 minutes. I lined up in the back and slowly passed runner after runner. I ended up doing a 21:50 which qualifies me for a "C" bracket in the classic. I am happy with my time. I have not done any speed work since May (my injury). And I really had not done much before that. No speed work in a long time. I ended up with a 7:02 pace. Awesome!

The down side: My achillies flared up. What to do? Run? speed?????