Boston -78 -- Sun. Jan. 31

Arrived a minute or two after 10, to find just Andy set to run--Bill there too, in passing, as he's already run (off to a kids bdy pty). Fortunately Ken arrives, so we're three. Andy's doing a 22 miler w/ Bil tomorrow so today only about 10. I suggest a Barrett, and Ken is reluctantly game, so we're off. Trail in okay shape, and we start easily, to the underpass, then on to road and head down as usual to Bardwell, on down to Barrett. At midpoint we're doing about 8:00s, and Andy picks up a bit, so we do a bit of stop and go as Ken's going a bit slower. Reach Bardwell junction and head back up towards town, then peel off road for the early entry to the trail just by the car dealership; nice to do the extra trail, though we have to slide down an iced over sand cliff at one point! Then steady back, coming in at 10.5 miles. Jay's waiting, so briefly join the chat, have some gatorade, then head back out for my remaining 7.5, basically a modified reverse Enfield. Through trail to BHS exit onto OldSpfld, then up into town, down Jabish, up Enfield, along Allen, then at 202 head up into town directly. Run around common and behind town hall to make sure I get the distance, then down 202 directly back to DnD. Here's both parts:

Time: 1:26:48 & 56:42
Distance: 10.52 miles & 7.54 miles
Pace: 8:15s & 7:31

Comment: the pace for the first part was maybe a tad faster--stopped once or twice w/o stopping clock while K caught up. But also, I was wearing longs and aiming for approx 8:00s. So, fine. Second part I did in shorts, not pushing hard, but rolling where I could and feeling a bit last mile boosted near the end. Mile 16 was sub-7, I recall. Given that the route was hillier than part 1, I'm happy with it. Then I ate a good lunch and slept for an hour!