Boston -38 -- Sat. Mar. 13

Raw early spring day, blustering rain and wind, but after a week carrying a cold I was ready to get outside. Second bad week in a row, so the Boston prep is seriously off-track at this point...

Fingers crossed that will be the last major interruption. Thank goodness spring break has arrived -- it won't do to jump to the 70 mile-week I'd planned for it after a week where I didn't even reach 30, but I'll get out 6 days in a row, maybe 55 miles, then hope to keep it going for one more week before the taper.

Headed out aiming for 10, but with a time limit, so ended up having to call it a bit short. Down GeoHannum to Boardman, then Rural and out to Stebbins; back to Bay, then to Metacomet and up Federal to 9, then down Allen to Hamilton and home directly. Stretched at 1 mile mark (exchanged greetings with Ken who was heading home after his run) then kept an easy pace for 5 miles, at which point I was about 50 seconds behind 7:30 pace. Next three miles I opened up a bit, all sub 7:10, so at the hour I was just over 8 miles. Then cruised through to the end, thus:

Time: 1:12:12
Distance: 9.63 miles (plus evening jog w/ F to get to 10.5 miles)
Pace: 7:30s

Comment: felt great, and under control. More miles tomorrow.