MDay -24 -- Thu. Aug. 27

Schedule called for a track session with 8 miles, but I figure a hill run is okay instead, and I don't even need 8 miles for the week. After work stopped off at MeetinghouseRd, a bit late (7:40) and in gathering gloom headed down the loop-ended out and back course that Mark and I have done many times. Cool and dry, very nice for running. Felt stiff, and the digivice was having trouble keeping a lock. Stopped after a mile, run at a slow pace, stretched, then continued up the hill. Good hard run, harder than I remembered, and dark enough that I was a bit concerned about footing at the top on the dirt road. But then back down again, much faster (clock had one mile as well below 6:00!) and back almost feeling my way on the last rough section to the parking area again, thus:

Time: 58:07
Distance: 7.5 miles
Pace: 7:45s

Comments: take off the first slow mile and the average pace was more like 7:25s. Definitely another hard run, and now I'm set for the last long one on Saturday. Then, taper...