Mon - 7/28 - 2.5 miles, Regional tempo (2.2 miles in 22:07 + 0.3 mile cd)

Regional Park tempo. One lap at Regional. Like last year, this will be my benchmark trail speed indicator. I got down to 8:53 pace last October (on the 2.4 mile loop). My first recorded run last summer was on July 27 and the pace was 9:36. Part of that loop is closed currently so the current loop is only 2.2 miles long. I feel that the 2.4 loop was actually faster due to the closed 0.2 mile section being on a flat section. Anyway, today's run ended up being a 9:36 pace. That's the best I've run this summer. A prelude to a similar Still Hollow 10k in a couple of weeks?