12.6 mi in 1:31. Avg pace 7:12, avg HR 146. Ran at 8:45am in a big loop: up to Marymount, on the Tarrytown Lakes bike path, up the Putnam North County trailway bike path, up into Rockefeller, past Stone Barns, onto OCA and past the HS, and then back home. First mile neighborhoods, then almost 5 on asphalt bike paths, and the rest (except the last half mile) on dirt/gravel carriage roads.
Weather was coolish, cloudy, humid, with bits of light rain. Felt pretty good on this run. The first 6 miles, on pavement, the legs really wanted to go and the pace was under 7 with not much effort. Getting onto the trails and up the hills starting at mile 6, I lost a bit of mojo and had a couple of easy miles. After that, most of the rest was downhill or flat, and hit those miles at 7:00 pace or just over. Came home just absolutely drenched, as usual, from the humidity. My shorts weighed about 3 pounds and my shoes were squish-squishing the entire way. My feet look like prunes now. Legs feel a little banged up. Tomorrow is a planned day off and I'll look forward to that. I'm trying a 6-day cycle: medium/short/medium/short/long/off (in terms of mileage).
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