7 am. Ash wouldn't come, so I hopped in the car and drove to BST. I couldn't make myself do that 10% first mile. 4 out and back to Farmington. While passing the switchbacks, both coming and going, the same lady was at the top. She's training for a 1/2 in October, and using that wreched half-mile to get into shape. I told her she's on the right track. I think rather than revisiting last year's switchback madness in prep for Huntsville, I'm going to come up with a challenging # of MP or faster miles to hit. The switchbacks made me stronger, but I need to be stronger for more than 5-6 minutes at a time. I was nervous about snakes for the entire run, but I didn't see any. | 