MDay-65 -- Fri. July 17

Aiming again to get a double-digit run in, so out by 8:45 on a muggy day with some sun, still cool in places after a cool night. Aim for trail with minimal hills: on to rail trail and then through State school and back onto trail; all the way down to the underpass, then turn right over the tracks to Jabish canal and chug along that trail. Feeling quite comfortable, keeping pace at 7:30-40 ish, after realising a negative split would be tough (downhill all in the first half, though road in second makes for some compensation). Back up 21 (someone in a van honks in a friendly way and waves--Rob?)and then into Old Spfld as far as the high school, through there and across to Howard, then on to rail trail again into the development and stop clock at just over 10 miles, thus:

Time: 1:16:07
Distance: 10.27 miles
Pace: 7:25s

Comment: this felt brisk, though the pace is my marathon target, more or less; clearly more training needed! Once in the development, took shoes off and walked/jogged barefoot to feel how it was--indeed, invigorating and tough both. Nicest was on the grass, of course, still cool with dew.
Very tired later in the day, but at least I'm getting back to a reasonable mileage for the week.