Snuck in 2 laps on Green today, up/down Amphi/Saddle/Greenman. Went pretty easy on the first lap, moderately casual, but took it very easy on the down, as the 6oz race flats I was wearing/testing (Inov 8 F-lite 195s) were a bit too minimal and soft for rocky and technical trails.
Second lap seemed to be a bit more conservative to start, but I ended up 10 seconds ahead of the first lap at the Saddle/Greenman jct., so I upped the effort a bit to the harder side of moderate and ended up a minute faster by the summit. Went a little quicker on the second descent, but still somewhat slow due to the next pair of shoes I was testing (K-Swiss road shoes), as they had better cushion, but less than optimal support on the upper for this type of terrain and I was worried about twisting an ankle.
Splits:
1st lap:
Saddle/Greenman: 20:30
Summit: 36:20
Descent: 25
2nd lap:
Saddle/Greenman: 20:20
Summit: 35:20
Descent: 23
