double digit run -- Tue. June 12

Out in early evening after a very tense tea-time meeting; plenty of stress to run off, though not feeling particularly energetic. (the muggy weather didn't help there). Heade off for a rail trail, but on reaching 181, with a fly bite on my neck despite bug spray, decided to take roads home. Some good patches of soft verge to break up the tarmac running, and the hills leading up to the common at least allowed a downhill finish after that. Ray F. (I think) saw me and honked near the CVS, where at 10 miles up I was feeling quite good:

Time: 1:20:20
Speed: 7.9 mph
Distance: 10.6 miles

Comment: so, not very fast, but _much_ better than that is how comfortable the whole thing felt. A brief section of nerve-numbness near the end of the trail portion, but fortunately that passed. All in all, this seems like a sign of building up distance readiness again, thank goodness. Now two more runs this week, starting with a shorter one tonight. . .