Halfwayish -- Sat. Jan. 22

Aiming to get to my 40 mile target for the week, so out after waking slowly and letting the sun start working, leaving around 10:30 -- chilly but bright, and the trails mainly firmer. Decide on a shortened Barrett route: out to GeoHannum then into the trails, heading via railtrail all the way to the underpass at NoWash, then down across Bardwell (on roads almost clear of snow) to Barrett, and then across to NoLib and back up into town. In shorts, and legs okay, but hands get pretty chilly even w/ gloves; prob. around 20-25F, with some wind on the open roads. Up by road all the way into town, keeping pace gentle (not feeling very lively), and then down 202 w/ a bit of last mile pace, to 9 and back in GeoHannum to the development. End thus:

Time: 1:40:41
Distance: 12.75 miles
Pace: 7:54s

Comment: This will count as my long run for the week, first in this pre-marathon session. Tired after a relatively short night (still waking early from the Japan trip), and needing to save energy for the afternoon drive to Troy, so choose not to go on to get a full half M distance. Feeling prety much like half a marathoner at this point, so a lot of training to go to get ready for 'Gansett. Finish the week with 40, while Bill's at 80. . .