L O N G one -- Thu. Mar. 17

High point of spring break training and peak run in my peak week: a planned 24 miler. Got a neat route that started as 23, out to Amherst and back, but it ended up 24, so what the hey. Out via Hamilton, Bay, Metacomet, Federal, Orchard, WarrenWright, North/Station, SE, Groff, 116, round the common in Amherst and down Main: back along Pelham/Amherst, up that darned hill, and then right on to Packardsville, along past Knight's pond to Gold, Munsell, and then 202 to VFW and stop clock at supermarket, thus:

Time: 3:12:18
Distance: 24.02 miles
Pace: 8:00

Comment: exactly on clock, though I thought I'd be a bit faster after a good opening eight. The uphills were a bit much, enfin, and I was getting pretty sore by the end -- but not tired! A lovely day for it, almost 60 and some sunshine too.