Chicopee roads -- Sat. October 25

Out this morning for R's last football game of the season (they won 3-1, so undefeated) to a different pitch in Chicopee. Warmed up a bit, after not running all week, then off. A mild and almost muggy morning, cloudy with intermittent sun and a mild wind. Leaves falling heavily, but some late foliage still -- sassafras, swamp maple and some oaks even. Took off on roads, basically heading back towards 33 along Granby Rd, but then turn left onto Montgomery, all the way to Pendleton, going right and all the way (up hill) to 33, right again and along to Granby. then back to the start -- there's a 200' incline in there, at about mid point, downhill then up, which was enough to get me pretty warm:

Time: 45:14
Distance: 6.37
Speed: 8.45

Comment: took an easy pace, no pressure, but felt good so it was in the high end of stamina (7:06 pace overall). Didn't want to go too far because of the race tomorrow, and I wanted to see the soccer, but this was just about right. Basically a maintenance run.