SRRC run -- Sun. August 24

After missing out on the RedFire farm 5K because of trouble Friday night (up till 3 trying to figure out the fridge's problem) and getting further tired in tag sale clean up on Sat. p.m., I was not in brill shape on Sunday. Still, a 6-8 miler would be useful, I thought, so off by bike (car also needs fixing) to D&D for 10 a.m., to find Dawn and Lisa and Andy already there. We turned out to be the only ones, so it was 2 + 2. Andy was up for a hill run, so we took off to do Barton, via the start we used when we did Summit (see May 18 and 25 this year). Took a nice sub 8 pace, second mile a bit quicker as usual once we got talking, and then we were heading up the hill. Kept a steady pace, though and Andy dropped back a bit, as he's not done much hill work recently. At the top finally, and then down Oak Ridge the long way to Summit, where we headed right down to Turkey Hill, and then right on to find our way out to 21, then left back towards 202, but we cut through a trail by the gym to come out at the CHCS track, and then on to target. A bit longer than planned:

Time: 1:14:52
Distance: 9.82 miles
Speed: 7.9 mph

Comment: sunny hot day, not much shade going up the hill, but pleasant all the same. Pushed a bit on the uphill, so I'll be sore, but a worthwhile run. Counts as stamina despite the overall pace, as some of it was on trail, and I alternated pushing up the hills and backing off on the flats and downslopes.