Boston -86 -- Sat. Jan. 23

So, too tired: we stayed up to watch Blues Brothers, it being last chance, with ninja girl going back to college today. That and my needing to drive her back meant I couldn't spare the two hours driving to and from Spfld, etc. So, lay in a bit, then out at 10:30 after some chores to warm up. This time, sunny and bright after a hard cold night, I figured I'd try the rail trail again, but with a different start: down geoHannum to the waterworks, stop clock at 1 mile, and stretch. Then reset clock and off up the x-country trail (hard climb, but not too icy) along to Wallace pond and out on to 202--very slow mile there, over 9:00, and quite hard work. Cross to DnD side and through on to rail trail: follow it all the way to 181 (mixed surface: sometimes hard and choppy, sometimes slippery, sometimes firm snow--good ankle test!), then back up road all the way to town and down to 9--supermarket--11 miles and stop:

Time: 1:25:24 (+ 7:32)
Distance: 11.17 (+ 1)
Pace: 7:39s

Comment: achilles a bit sore on right leg, and generally twingy, but took it easy mainly, pace-wise (effort was high on trail despite low pace). Final whole mile was 6:45 ish, just because. This gets weekly mileage over 50 again; cheering.