Second outing with SRRC - Sun. January 20

Again just in time for the 10 am start, and only Mark there in the parking lot. Turns out that everyone's in the police station getting introduced, as we have use of the community room there. Cool. It as absolutely *frigid* outside: lovely sun, but temp about 20 and a biting thin wind made it feel really harsh at times. A couple more than last week, maybe 10 people in all, and I showed Kathy and Brian the printout from yesterday with SRRC on it--seemed to enjoy it. Andy had already done 5.5 miles and looked very warm, but no Yarrow this week; Mark and I decided to go with him but aiming for a slower pace, 8s ideally.

Same course (extended reverse Enfield) as last week, but no trail sections. As ever, Mark had to really work on the hills, but the gentler pace was quite pleasant, as I wasn't exactly full of zing, and Andy was 平気。 Got a little bit chilly on the last couple of miles, but we were *exactly* on pace at one hour, 7.5 miles. Then finish a bit slower, thus:

Time: 1:14:53
Distance: 8.89 miles
Speed: 7.1 mph

Comment: this was really all about the distance; well, maybe plus the sheer fact of getting out there in the cold. Good start to the week, and a nice unwind from yesterday.