Steady & flat -- Thu. June 10

After two hill days a road day on a flatter course (though for variety I'm wearing my trail shoes today!): aim for 7-8, but end up gong further. Start as usual, decide not to stop to stretch, as I'm on for a gentle pace today. Head down GeoHannum to Boardman, then take Rural round to geoHannum again, and on to Stebbins, then left to School and out to 202; dither briefly, but at just about 5 miles thus far decide to go on, crossing 202 and out as far as the Chicopee intersection, then head back past Bagg Hill and to 202 again; 7.5 miles at that point, so skip the Eskett extra and go straight across, with pace clearly under 7:30 average. Keep it steady up towards the junction w/ GeoHannum (where I pick up a stray kids shoe, but that's another story) then straight back homewards, hitting ten miles before the railway and keeping running up as far as AustinG (for the uphill finish!):

Time: 1:13:40
Distance: 10.11 miles
Pace: 7:17s

Comment: damp and cool (wore undershirt and long sleeved shirt), but nice miles. Thinking about Lake Wyola and the Greylock half. . .