MDay -29 -- Sat. Aug. 22

Another dead muggy day after an airless night, so slow starting; it was almost 11 a.m. when I set off for the scheduled 12 miler (down from 15 after I added up mileage for the week and found I was ahead -- phew!). Headed down the railtrail (with bugspray on), with a stretch session at the one mile mark, crossing Jackson. Lots of puddles, but good surface, not cloggy; turned left at Jabish canal, upstream towards 181--very peaceful. Right at 181, to Cordner; then up to Sabin, right past yellow house and Cold Spring to MSears, along to 181 again, and then cross to rail trail, to follow it home from there, stopping clock on Jackson before walking up the trail to the development:

Time: 1:37:21
Distance: 12.34 miles
Pace: 7:53s

Comment: pace was not bad considering terrain, etc. I wasn't pushing, but aimed at a negative split, which I got, given the early miles being 8:00s. Pretty tired at the end; nothing specific, just sort of generally. Added it all up and found the week's mileage was a new PB, 56.04. One more big week to go before the taper...