Bret

PM - had to accompany Delaney down to Ft Myers today for a soccer tournament while her mom was with her sisters in Gainesville - so an early start for a long drive kept me from running before we left. Her team was in a semi-final match today where if they lost we'd be heading home in the afternoon and if they won we'd stay overnight for the final in the morning. Oddly we were both hoping a little bit that her team would lose because we could head back home (she had a surprise party she wanted to attend and I just wanted to sleep in my own bed at least 3 days in a row for a change).

Well it was a very tense game which ended scoreless even after additional time periods and they headed to penalty kicks to decide it. Delaney's goal ended up being the winner. She told me afterwards that it was her best spot kick because she figured if she made it - everyone would be happy because the team would advance and if she missed then she could go to her party. Hence no pressure.

Anyway after a very lengthy meal and a fiasco of finding a hotel room I finally headed out at 6:45 pm north on the Tamiami Trail for 10 miles and turned around and headed back. Nothing was enjoyable about the run which went through some sketchy areas. The only things remarkable about the run was that I did it and that the last 2 miles were at MP.