Long hilly -- Sat. September 13

Pleasant early fall day, and time for a good long run, so headed up 202 (via VFW, rather than Allen) all the way to Munsell; turned in there and then up past Knight's Pond, where a woman cyclist nearly ran into me from behind--no lane discipline or manners, grr, and where another woman walking called out cheerfully she'd seen a bear crossing the road there the day before. Then right onto Packardville and across 202, on down towards the Quabbin, but then into the trail, on up the hill and all the way to Juckett; down to Allen, left and then right on Enfield, still feeling pretty good; take 9 back home and stop the clock just past 12 miles, by the supermarket:

Time: 1:28:53
Distance: 12.05 miles
Speed: 8.1 mph

Comment: almost HM distance, and considering the amount of trail it was between endurance and stamina pace. Took a big water bottle and drank most of it; must remember to do that in the next race.