A good week with not much to report. Fourteen miles is a bit of a psychological hurdle, but it went really well and I was very happy with the pace! I’m glad I take photos even when they don’t come out well, because they are memory triggers: the friendly black cat with a white mustache I met at the beginning of the long run, the yellow lab in a window which looked like a cutout until it moved, the fake owl side-by-side with a real squirrel, and a couple of weathervanes (typical rooster but perched on a mini dovecote, owl that looked like terracotta but was presumably fresh copper). In order to cover the south edge of Easthampton—I’m up to 49.13%!—I ran up Mountain Road/141 to Southampton Street in Holyoke, which I’ve driven many times. It’s always different on foot! From there I took a side street I’d never noticed (Line Road), which turned into a different Mountain Road, a steep dirt road across the very edge of Southampton with a few surprisingly huge houses (reminded me of back roads in Susquehanna County).
Weekday photos (Northampton)
Sunday long run photos (Easthampton)
Date (temp/humidity) | Distance | Avg pace/fastest split | Time | HR (avg/highest) | Notes |
Tue 8/10 (69°F/92%) | 4.28 | 14:17/14:06 | 1:01:06 | 128/160 | J walked, I ran |
Thu 8/12 (74°F/95%) | 6.26 | 12:34/11:41 | 1:18:43 | Intervals only: 147/170 | |
Fri 8/13 (74°F/98%) | 4.16 | 12:50/11:52 | 53:23 | 149/168 | |
Sun 8/15 (60°F/88%) | 14.12 | 13:31/12:44 | 3:10:45 | 138/178 | |
Totals | 28.82 miles | | 6.4 hours | | Weight avg 115.7, resting heart 57 |