Campus loops - Thu., Aug. 31

After a long enough day, change and head out; not sure how cool the weather will be, but it turns out to be pleasant, muggy and no chilly breeze. Stretch and head to end of Haigis, then set off for three laps. Aiming for 9mph at start, but most of first lap is a good bit faster; second holds steady a bit slower, and third declines, especially on the uphill portion. But good training run:

Time: 46:01
Speed: 8.7 mph
Distance: 6.67 miles

Comments: need to plan a run of 4-5 laps, keeping slower pace to get the rhythm of it. Maybe run it backwards a few times too. Basically I'm happy enough with this run, but I really feel the need also for long, slow runs -- so Saturday maybe I should head into the Quabbin.

Just for the record, the campus loop is like a 2.2 mile oval track with the back straight low and the home straight high and including some more uphill. Here are the splits for yesterday:

6:38, 6:56, 6:42, 7:02, 6:43, 7:18, and then 4:38 for the 0.67.