Longer Enfield -- Wed. August 15th

Having missed the NoHo 5K because of lack of time, went out on Wed. evening determined to get a longer run. Did the extended Enfield, starting with Hamilton and doing all of Allen, but at the Quabbin had to do a 180 as it was too dark to do the trail loop (though that is actually a very short addition, so not much effect on distance); then coming back up to the common the longer way round and down to 9, then going on up to the VFW to get a bit more distance, stopping the clock just before reaching S&S. Here's the bare stats:

Time: 1:07:11
Speed: 8.5 mph
Distance: 9.53 miles

Comment: the weird thing is the lap speeds. I was feeling good and aiming to increase training speed, so 7:00 or below was target. Of course the long uphills make that uneven, but here's what the Garmin readout was:

6:29, 6:59 -- starting downhill and flat, mainly; 7:43, 7:40 -- going up and over Allen's two big humps; 5:08 -- that's what it said! going down hill and flat along to the Quabbin; 8:01 -- coming back out of the Quabbin, with a bit of a pause at the turn; 6:45 -- going down Enfield; 7:42 - up to the common; 6:49 -- down to 9; and then another half mile, at 8.6 mph.

So, maybe the Garmin tripped up? Still, it's a fun thought, and I can aim for 6:45 as a solo lap speed from now on. Interesting. . .