On Tuesday night I ran the July series of the Run our Trails race at Mendon Ponds. I finished the 5.2 mile course in 51:26, which is just below 10 minute miles and a pace I am happy with on these hilly trails. I was able to finish 30th overall.
While Mendon Ponds is always full of hills the opening mile on tuesday night had more elevation than most. The course flattened out a little on miles two and three, but my legs were still too beat up from the opening mile to really take advantage of it. The final two miles were more of a mix, but it was actually a bit of a relief to return to the hills as it better matched the pacing I had going on in this race.
I am not yet sure what my race calendar looks like for august, but hopefully I can find some fun things to run.