THOU SHALT BE A COMEBACK

Wanted to do more but there is only so much I could take of the home treddy boredom.  Vanessa was bored too.  We went to the Y afterward and I did 2k rowing and a solid hour of weights.  Off to work to finish out the long weekend!

scraped out 5 hours of sleep, then researched my ymca kidzone options and ended up at the Andover Y.  8 laps to a mile on the indoor track and kidzone open until 4:45, not bad.  ran 10 ez, no watch.  It wasn't terrible and definitely beat running on the home treddy.  Worth  the 7 mile drive.

GoRun track workout.  Warmed up 2.25 miles ez, then 4 x 400.  I ran them around 85 seconds.  10 minute threshold, so about 6:20 pace--the 5 x 200s.  No watch, so I didnt have the times but I ran them pretty hard.  cooled down a mile.

Missed my opportunity to bring Vanessa to latchkey this morning because I slept late.  We headed to Eastborough park, where I had scoped out a figure-8 loop around the park and pond.  it measured .55 miles.  I ran 11 laps, stopped to take her for a lap around the pond and push the swing, then ran 10 more loops.  A little later at the Y I ran 5 on the treadmill then pounded 35 minutes of weights.

very easy in the 88 degree humid afternoon

Ran with April R today.  Vanessa was spending the night so I could get up early and go run a big 10k tomorrow, so this afternoon she put her kids in a double stroller and loaned out another running stroller for Vanessa, and off we went for a run.  We ran the kids to an Italian Ice and Gillato joint, got them treats, ad ran back. Vanessa is petite at 7 years old and actually fit in the stroller and had fun.  Been a long time since I stroller-rolled!  Great afternoon and sorta looking forward to the race tomorrow, although 10k's are not my thing and I have not attempted fast miles like that yet this year.  I don't even know what 6:30 pace feels like these days but I'm gonna give it a shot.

I signed up for this kinda last minute.  I have yet to run a short race this year, and it was time to bust the rust from the 50 three weeks ago.  I feel sorta like I dogged it, because I felt super strong the whole time and ran almost dead-even splits.  I think with a little touch-up with leg speed the next month or two and I will be able to run a much faster 10k very soon. Not a bad start to the stummer.  It was 92% humidity and quite toasty this morning, so that didn't help, but I don't think it hurt much either...heat is not bothering me as much this year.  weird.