Bret

AM - Delaney and I are doing a beach race 5k this evening - so she slept in, but Riley decided since her swim team practice was cancelled for the morning, that she wanted to to go for a run.  So we did an easy 2 miles which was a good shake out run for me and was just about right for her because she has not done any running in months - and only just started swimming for the summer about 2 weeks ago. 

PM - 5k race on Clearwater Beach.  Much better experience this week than two weeks ago.  I ran a much more controlled race for the conditions.  Softer sand and warmer temps - I kept my heartrate at a manageable level through the first mile, a seemingly pedestrian 6:21 but I was gradually making up ground on runners in front of me.  The second mile was on a steep sidehill which was fatiguing and resulted in a 6:42 second mile - but when things levelled out I finished reasonably well with a 6:33 mile just missing a sub 20 min race.  Doesn't seem fast, but this was nearly a minute better than two weeks ago and I finished 15 places higher.  So, it was a good training/race strength building workout and I showed progress if not physically - at least I was wiser this time out.

Delaney ran as well - but she was at the beach the entire day - completely drained from the sun, I told her just to run, not to race and to use it as a training run.  A couple of her teammates were there and ran well. 

We met my wife and Riley at the Palm Pavilion where my other daughter Bradlea was working and enjoyed a meal and a nice sunset.  A very good evening with the family.