Boston -45 -- Sat. Mar. 6

So, thanks to back pain a week of not running, though I would probably have tried a short one on Thu. or Fri. if I'd had time. But no, so Saturday morning and I'm more or less ready for an exploratory slow distance run. Late start, but a perfect day -- no hat, no gloves, just ear-warmers. Almost thought about taking a water bottle, but decided against.

Chose the 13+ miler that I tried on Feb. 18, as an easy course off the main roads. Went out gently, stopping at one mile for a stretch session, then continued. Initial goal was 7:40, but as I got going and everything felt more or less okay I figured marathon pace would be okay, and though it varied a bit from mile to mile, I was within a few seconds at the hour, and at 12, then I pushed a bit for a mile, coming in at 13 miles 7 seconds under (this was pretty much in front of the DPW: I added a bit along Jackson to get the distance up). Then I ran on back up towards home, past the development and towards the supermarket until I hit 14 miles, thus:

Time: 1:46:46
Distance: 14.07 miles
Pace: 7:35s

Comment: the last mile was very slow, a cooldown built into the total; the 13 miles were at 7:29s, so a marathon pace run really. But I'm so down on distance this week I wanted to see the full mileage up there. At least I'm back on the wagon, with no numbleg and a new week ahead.