SRRC group run -- Sun. November 2

Chilly morning, a well frosted car, even after the extra hour (daylight saving time ended), so after lectoring I was all for hot coffee and getting changed into lots of gear for the Swiftie outing. Hat and gloves included. Arrived a bit early, and found a church group (from St Francis) had our table, but Andy, Jay, Dawn and (new to SRRC) Amy were there; Bill arrived shortly after. Nice chat while we waited, but noone else showed, so off we set, target 8 miles or so on the rail trail. Aim was all to run together -- Amy is a hardy runner (we've evidently coincided plenty at Snowstorms, though I didn't figure that till Jay told me) and Dawn was happy with 8+ pace. At the end of the trail I was wanting a bit more pace, so suggested some of us going back by 181 and Jabish canal; all bar Dawn agreed, so we took off up 181 at a run; still not hard, but stretching out and warming up properly (as it was I kept hat and gloves on all the time). Into Jabish, all full of the joys of autumn running (no wind on that trail, and the sun was lovely). Once we got back to the rail trail we slowed it up again, and then at the very end Andy and Amy did a sprint which I was too late to notice, though I used it as an excuse to sprint a little bit. Here's how it ended up:

Time: 1:15:51
Distance: 9.52 miles
Speed: 7.53 mph

Comment: nicely under double digits, and just enough at a good clip to make it feel satisfying. Now maybe one more run before the BFC 5K and then-- Monson.