Bret

Rest day

PM - lunchtime on the treadmill 7.25 miles at 7:30 pace, with Richie on the elliptical machine next to me for part of the run.  He has a Morton's neuroma in his left foot that is not improving despite 3 cortizone injections - so he's having surgery on Wednesday, hoping for a full recovery in 6-8 weeks.  He's got some bad feet - this will be the 5th surgery he's had since college.

Anyway - I am doing my best to try to balance the use of the treadmill and running outdoors.  Right now the indoor runs are so much easier than outdoors with all of the heat and humidity.  Will do my second run outside this evening while Delaney is at soccer practice. 

Second PM run - 6.0 miles in Tampa while I waited for Delaney at Soccer Practice.  A tad less humid (87%) tonight actually made it a bit easier and more enjoyable.  Delaney had a "tryout" at cross country before her practice - a 2 mile run which she sandbagged - and we had a chat.  Tomorrow they do a 5k - better report expected for tomorrow.

AM - early start because of work meetings today.  7.0 sleepy miles on the treadmill.

PM - 6.5 miles along Racetrack Road in Tampa while Delaney was at soccer practice.  Steamy night following a rain shower which made it all the more humid.  Delaney did not have a time trial at XC try outs tonight - she had been mistaken on the schedule. 

PM - In Gainesville to drop off my daughter at school at UF - I did 12.5 miles on the treadmill at the SW Rec Center gym they have on campus while my wife and daughter set up the dorm room after I carried all of her stuff upstairs (they did not want me there anyway).  This gym is very high end, with a huge indoor basketball area, with multiple courts, an indoor running track, aerobic machines on two floors - and with Woodway treadmills with no time restrictions on use.  I would love belong to a gym like this (nice that it is "free" to students), but had to admit I felt a bit out of place with nearly all of the population in the facility being at least 25 years my junior.  Pretty solid run in the middle of the afternoon - a little soreness in the front of my right shin afterward, which probably was from the treadmill, which is a little different in feel than most that I am used to. 

PM - squeezed in 5.25 miles between business meetings at a late lunch today.  Will plan to do more mileage after work today.

PM - 8.25 miles through Spanish Trails - pretty tired at the end of this run - probably needed to eat.

AM - verrrry easy 5.5 miles - feeling a little weary as I near the end of this week. 

PM - 7.0 miles on the treadmill at 7:30 pace.  Decent run, but not feeling all that strong.

AM - had to work around some things this morning.  Ran to pick up my wife's car that we had left parked in a lot last night when I met her half way to meet some friends for dinner and forgot to pick it up last night.  Will need to add to mileage if there is time later today. 

PM - 8.0 miles timed perfectly for an afternoon storm which was rolling in for the first 3-4 miles and although pretty windy and with heavy rain, it lightened up enough to be a cool shower for the last 3 miles for a very pleasant and satisfying run to finish the week.