Homemade Hillrun 10K - Mon Aug14

After work feeling the urge to run, although my digestion was not quite with it. Hot day, after a cool start, and very still humid air; still, stretch a little and away. Left ankle feeling vulnerable after jamming it in the Bare Mountain hike yesterday, and right foot bruised somehow(old crock!), but mainly feeling ready to run. Planned a hilly course, a figure 8 going Hamilton-> Bay ->Allen ->9 -> Federal -> Metacomet-> Bay -> 9 and home. It was indeed hilly, and despite a good start, my pace suffered:

Time: 45:13
Speed: 8.3 mph
Distance: 6.22 miles

Comment: challenged myself to aim for 8.5-9 mph on the flats, at least. It was fine for the first couple of miles, but then faded. The lack of someone to chase (or to push me) definitely affected things, as did the fact that the hills were near the end of the run. Still, consider hills and speed done for the day. Next run, maybe just one or the other.