Running for pleasure, or running to train

I have been traveling a lot lately, and Philadelphia has been rainy. This has been a problem because I need to do another long run or two before my scheduled half-marathon in mid-June. I looked at my schedule for today, while I have been in New York, and I realized I had an open slot in the afternoon. I could go to Central Park and run.

It was a beautiful day, and so I did. But I quickly realized it was not going to be a focused long run. First, I had to get to Central Park from mid-town, so...