backpost 1 - May 27

A Saturday run, just over a week ago now; aiming not for overall length but for toughness (and to check my estimated distances from a week earlier). I liked the mix of road and trail: starting with road route (Stop and Shop, Rt 9) to back of Tilton's and then up onto the old rail bed, following it fairly smoothly this time till it joins M and M, then out to Holland Glen.

Then the kicker -- did the Holland Glen loop, starting on the river side (east). It felt really tough, though it's only a mile all round, and the run back down (west side) was quite swift--though I was cautious, as per my pledge of a year back (yes, a painful anniversary some time soon I think). Then I ran back the same way, getting the following from the (more or less) trusty GPS:

Time: 1:10:53
Speed: 6.61 mph
Distance: 7.81 miles

Comment: I was reminded how far away I am from deep conditioning; an easy run is one thing, a challenge like this one just knocks me out. Keep working at it!