[Backpost] Sun. September 21

Mark came over at 1 pm and we headed out for a part trail run (choir obligations meant I couldn't make it to SRRC in the morning, though Jay and a couple of others were there). We started out on Hamilton, then up to 9 and down to Federal, to join the rail trail there. The path between the lakes? Still muddy, enfin: not actually under water, but both he and I nearly lost our shoes in the deep goop. . .Then on to more trail to and up to Holland Glen, to run up there and round and down again; pause as Mark loses trail briefly -- it's the time of year when other trails reveal themselves, even though most of them don't lead you anywhere except into difficulties. . .Crossed 9 again and backtracked to the railtrail and followed it west again as far as Federal, then came back up Federal and pretty much directly home, up 9 at the end:

Time: 1:29:58
Distance: 10.01 miles
Speed: 6.7 mph

Comment: a good solid mudplug with some hillclimbing. Slow, but a useful distance (and the time was a bit off as we stopped and milled around occasionally, figuring out where to head).