Our form today could best be described as 'allegro' at least by comparison. With an 8 to 10 minute warm-up, we finished at 7:10 which brings the form in at about 30 minutes. This is about 10 minutes faster than our usual practice time. The flow was nice. As Colleen noted, it seemed to increase alertness as opposed to the more meditative state brought on by the slower application. Charlie enjoyed the contrast between the two speeds and we briefly discussed readings indicating that one should start out doing the whole form in 22 to 25 minutes and eventually extend it to an hour or so without increasing the breath count. I don't think I've ever executed the whole form in 22 minutes save perhaps when I was really trying to go quickly. Practicing the form at different speeds is important, though I think most would agree that the general rule of "the slower, the better" still applies.
The weather today was a little different in that it was mostly cloudy with almost no dew on the foliage. (I'd say 'grass', but there's very little grass in that field.) The air was warmer with a gentle breeze and there seemed to be a much reduced chance of bug. :-p I would put it as one of the nicer days we've practiced.
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