Boston -96 -- Wed. Jan. 13

Not feeling too bright, partly from getting up at 4 for an hour or so. Head out late, after 10, but it's still plenty cold, steely dreary cold. Wear longs, but more to remind myself I'm aiming for gentle pace, just out to move and clock some miles. Do a Rural Figure 8, more or less: down GeoHannum, on to Boardman and out to 202, left back to Eskett, but add a tiny bit there via Barton Hill entry loop, then back to Boardman, left to Rural and then to GeoHannum--but, aiming to get the 8 miles before home, turn to head along Jackson and to the rail trail like yesterday, stopping the clock when I emerged from the trail back on to GeoH., thus:

Time: 1:02:53
Distance: 8.18 miles
Pace: 7:41s

Comment: Felt better once I got going, and had to put the breaks on a couple of times. Ended up with a *positive* split, first 4 miles being 7:31s or so. Didn't do 1 mile stretch, as pace was gentle.