Pre-Monson shortie -- Sat. Nov. 7

Another week with not a single chance to run, and too little sleep into the bargain. But, this morning dawned clear and warming, so a midday shortie was a real treat. Did the extended Hamilton I tried last Friday, starting with a bit extra by going round the development -- this meant that when I ran the trail up behind S&S (to look at the Tall one's brush clearing work) I'd done a mile, and could stop and do stretches. Then back to road, across 9, past VFW and up 202 to Allen, up and over to 9, back up to Bay, down to Hamilton, and home:

Time: 38:04
Distance: 5.02 miles
Pace: 7:35s

Comment: Took this very gently, wanting to save pace for tomorrow. Tried at mile 4 to do my target pace, 7:00~7:15, but got a 6:45 instead. Need to watch the clock very carefully tomorrow, and take Gatorade, so I can finish without blowing up.