13.13@8:01
Temp - 60 degrees (I'm not in Florida)
Heading toward the marathon, but also traveling. Got in late last night to Syracuse then drove to my parents place. Nice and cool in the morning so no need to get a super early start. Supposed to be 13 miles at 8:00 pace, psychologically I didn't feel capable so I decided, one mile warmup then a good solid 12 miles.
First mile of the 12 miles felt shaky and just barely got close with 8:02 pace, but then found a groove and stayed well under 8:00 for the rest of the miles. Terrain on Wellesley Island is slightly rolling, on the main road for as little as possible (main road actually not that busy but is kind of narrow with not much shoulder). Old road runs parallel to the main Island road, then old road ends and back onto the main road for a little then (new to me) Peel Dock Road. Takes me past some very nice houses/cottages along the river and under the Thoussand Islands bridge and finally back again to the main road coming out by the island's only convenience store (basically sells, beer, gas, and worms, but there's an adjoining ice cream stand and liquor store). A little more once back on the main road before turning around and heading back the way I came.
Splits (happy with these) - 8:02, 7:44, 7:50, 7:51, 7:40, 7:46, 7:43, 7:41,7:40, 7:45, 7:40, 7:30
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