Seven miles, 3H

Weather turned to real summer: hot, hazy and humid. Hit 95F on Sunday (yesterday), but I was determined to get a run in. We all went by car to the Quabbin and walked across the dam to look at the spillway. It was great, and there was a trace of breeze; then I took off on my run while the others went home. It's two miles from the spillway to the Tower; ran up the steps and then caught my breath at the top (but it was HOT under the perspex); then down and back out, down the hill again and across the dam, then head home by road. However, I was bushed -- partly heat, partly starting on a hill? and partly just not feeling very good (still not today). So I figured 7 miles or an hour depending on how I went. Hit seven miles with a minute to spare, and stopped. Then ran the 1.5 miles home at a leisurely pace.

Time: 59:06
Speed: 7.2 mph
Distance: 7.13 miles (and 1.5 miles jogged)

Comment: weather is a big factor, even more than hills. I'll adjust, I think, to the summer once settled in Sapporo. Morning runs are different too. Can't wait!