Ten Hard Miles -- Sat. Oct 14

For some reason feeling very tired, and not up to much. But it was the only chance I'd get for a run, so I figured a rail trail to the end and then some other way back. Headed down the trail as per usual, finding it fortunately free of puddles and mudpatches; fairly leafcovered, which while lovely to look at has the disadvantage of hiding rocks. Chugged straight on to the end at 181, then turned back north as far as the Jabish Brook way in; took that and followed back to the trail and then ran until I hit 10 miles (somewhere near the 2020 underpass. Stopped and felt sore, then figured since I was still a way from home I'd do a bit more with no pressure, just jogging. Hence the second entry, finishing the trail heading home the most direct way.

Time: 1:15:16
Speed: 8.2 mph
Distance: 10.3 miles

Then having recovered a bit:

Time: 9:46
Speed: 1.17 miles
Distance: 7.2 mph

Comment: running as intermittently as I am doing now it's very hard to tell how I'm going to feel, especially on long runs. And for me now 10 miles is _long_. Oof. Need to get back to some 12-15 milers, soon -- before the Monson Half at least!