a bit of pep in the step
i headed out for a morning constitutional today with the temp at all of 41 degrees. i geared up and headed down comanche then turned west onto the glacial drumlin trail. it was awful quiet on the trail this morning in terms of other folks using it. i only saw one cyclist and that was on the way back home.
regardless, i went out for 3.5 miles in 29 minutes then doubled back on my route in a little over 27 minutes for a total of 7 miles. today was the first day since the 50K where my legs "felt" like running…which is encouraging.
off the reservation
i was slow on rolling myself out of bed this morning so i opted to go to work early and run during lunch. i headed north with temps at about 50 degrees and a sunny sky. my route took me up to north beach where i made the turn back south after 3 miles. i made it back in a few ticks over 48 minutes and hit the shower.
back at it
i traded my running shoes for a tool belt over the memorial day weekend and re-tiled our upstairs bathroom floor. i still have to grout the new tile, but the project is looking much better than our old flooring. perhaps when it’s done i’ll post some before & after photos. it’s amazing how sore i was from the effort. i can run for hours with limited lingering effects but was awful sore – especially my lower back – from the demolition, lifting and bending.
regardless, i rolled out of bed this morning and put in an easy 7 miles. it was much cooler this morning than it had been over the weekend and i actually wore long pants and a two layers on top.
last week i was perusing my web site metrics and noticed traffic coming from left-right-repeat.blogspot.com. i surfed over to the site and searched for my name which turned out to be a blog posting entitled I’m "that guy!" that cited my blog posting about the Dick Lytie Spring Classic Half Marathon i ran back in March. we talked a bit over email and i wished him well at the madison 26.2. checking back on his blog today, he ended up running his first BOSTON qualifier. pretty neat who you can "virtually" run into on the internet, eh?
speaking of running into people, my buddy craig wanted to help out a friend of his who’s prepping for an ultra later this summer and asked if i still wanted to pace him at the kettle 100M. craig knows the trails as he finished the KM100M last year as well as a handful of Ice Age 50M finishes. i said it was cool that he switched pacers as there was little that i could do other than keep him company.
oddly enough, at the same time there was an email sitting in my inbox from Roy pIrRUNg who had emailed the "Trail People" list asking if anyone would be interested in pacing a woman from out of town. i figured since i knew the trails – at least during daylight hours – that this would be a good opportunity to help someone out and get some experience running through the night.
if you get the chance you can read up on Carilyn’s blog at runreadwrite.blogspot.com. her husband will be crewing for her and i’ve let them know that food/gas is virtually non-existent out in the kettle…especially at night. my dad crewed for me back in 2004 at the Ice Age Trail 50M and was less than thrilled with the zero attention i had paid to that little nugget of information.
slow and easy
i got geared up this morning and headed out the door shortly after 5AM. i fished my Garmin out of my duffel bag (which is being aired out after sitting in my trunk with wet gear) and stood outside for a few moments until it synced with the satellites. i made may way down comanche and headed west along the glacial drumlin trail. there were a few cyclists out there this morning and they were fairly bundled up as the temps were only in the mid-fourties. i turned around after 3.5 miles and doubled back along the same route to make it home with 7 miles logged.
morning constitutional
i rolled myself out of bed this AM and got geared up for my first morning constitutional in quite awhile. temps were about 40 degrees so i wore long pants, 2 long sleeved shirts and a winter hat. i skipped the gloves and honestly felt pretty comfortable.
i neglected to bring my duffel bag into the house last night…which still has the gear i ran in yesterday afternoon in it. i can’t wait to address that tonight…ugh. my GPS watch was in the duffel and i didn’t feel like grabbing it so i ran without.
i headed down the hill on comanche the made a left toward town on the glacial drumlin trail. i made my turn down at bethesda park and reversed the course back in. now that the weather is more pleasant, i have been running without the ipod. the birds are awfully noisy in the minutes before the sun rises, which is a welcome change from howling winds in the winter time.
regardless, my effort netted me 7 miles and i hit the shower.
if my math is correct, i’ve logged a massive 73 miles this month to date. ugh…