Bret

PM - got 4 easy miles squeezed in between too many other things. Could not wake up early enough - body clock not adjusted to the daylight saving time clock yet.

AM - 4 miles very early this morning (4:30 am) before a flight to Atlanta. Groggy but decent stroll around the neighborhood.

PM - after work in Atlanta - raining and in the low 50's made me decide to hit the treadmill at the hotel. Not a very good run. Kept it slow and got 8 miles in.

AM - worked late into the evening (after midnight) and was up at 5:15 to get out and run before work meetings in Atlanta.  Had tentatively planned a strength training session this morning - but it was in the 30's and my old body was telling my brain not to really consider a hard workout.  My brain listened.   Thought about doing a short 4 miles and regrouping later in the day for a workout, but ended up running about 7 rather moderately paced, hilly miles and felt good after I had gotten the blood circulating and my muscles were warm.    Will give it a go after work if I am up to it, for a session of strength training.

AM - well my day got away from me yesterday and so I never got to the hoped-for second workout.  Got out this morning and did some exploring - found some nice running areas and some pretty hairy/sketchy/dangerous traffic areas too.   But all in all, it was a pleasant cool run of about 12.5 miles.  Looking forward to a run tomorrow with Ingrid!

AM - a very cold morning by my standards -- in Alpharetta.  Met Ingrid (a FRB blogger who doesn't blog)  :) for a run along the Alpharetta Big Greenway trail.  Fortunately Ingrid had a headlamp - it was quite dark and she runs very fast.  Very nice run on the meandering trail, only made one wrong turn - and completed 11 miles - at what seemed to be a brisk 7:15 to 7:30 pace.  Enjoyed the company and the chat - but not the cold weather!

Point of reference - I met Ingrid at the start of the NYC marathon in 2011 and found out later that she was actually on FRB - but it never came up in our conversation.  We ran together in that race for about 15 miles - where she left me in the dust and ran 2:58 (or perhaps faster).  She followed that up with a great performance in Philly last fall at 2:52 - (Ingrid please correct my memory on the times).  Turns out she lives not too far from where my new company office is located in Alpharetta.   Always good to run with someone you know especially when you are away from home and particularly good if they are faster than you. :) 

PM- Had just enough time for 9 miles at lunchtime back in St. Pete today.  Did not feel all that great.  Hoping for time for a few more miles this evening after work.

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.