MDay-61 -- Tue. July 21

Initially aimed to do my postponed Sunday long run, but combination of rain all day and my having to be chauffeur (with van at garage again) meant I only had a limited slot, maybe an hour while LMD was at martial arts. Parked car there and set off with hat and rainjacket, though it wasn't exactly cold, aiming for a loop run over Summit, with two laps planned. Very clunky stiff feeling as I went down 202, but then started to loosen a bit; no chance to stop and stretch as there was no rain shelter, so just went gently. Tried the barefoot style, running on the balls of my feet a bit, but that's harder to do that you might think, running in shoes. Still, practice makes perfect. Summit Hill pleasantly not too long, and round to 21 and back to start lap two in good time. Keep pace a bit higher once I'm warmed up, not wanting to leave LMD in the rain, and do second lap fine, back to parking lot just in time, thus:

Time: 54:47
Distance: 7.57 miles
Pace: 7:14s

Comment: Good enough--this counts as a tempo run, with two sub-7:00 miles after a gentle start. Felt quite good on the uphills, too, which is encouraging. Running in rain is its own therapy, I suspect.