Dawn Twelve - Thu. June 19

Got the arrangement set this time with Bill, and when I came out a couple of minutes past five a.m. he was already walking towards the place. He agreed to a Mountain View 12 miler, so off we went. A misty mild and slightly muggy morning, cool enough for pleasant running: we started at a good pace, as the first two miles are basically downhill, and thus warmed up I figured we'd keep pushing. Bill led on the uphills, as we crossed 202 and started up Burton to Mt View; I tried to stay with him or close, and he only had to stop once, briefly, after the last and toughest bit, to wait for me. I used the flats for strong recovery and kept the pace up on the downhills, so we made good time. Found our way along to Granby Rd and then 21 up to OldSpfld and along to BHS; then we crossed straight into the state school and round to Jackson. I was ready to stop as we hit GeoHannum but Bill said if we kept it going all the way home we'd reach 12 miles, so, we did. *Tough* last mile. Here it is:

Time: 1:30:26
Distance: 12.35 miles
Speed: 8.2 mph

Comment: good long run with a challenging hill runner; he commented it was a fast pace for training, but I was definitely not pushing all the way. More of an enduro-stamina run. Now I'm sore but glad to have the miles. And it was a beautiful morning, just right for running. Here's to more of same and to dawn running in general!