9am: The temp will be dropping as the day goes on, so I got a morning 10 mile run in thru the neighborhood, the "monte hills" and oak lea. Kept prety much sheltered from the NW wind. 1:14:55/7:29
11am: Went to the funeral of Joe Shartung today. I coached his two boys in track lthe last two years and Joe hepled out at the meets. He was a long jumper in school and really helped the kids out in teaching them the mechanics of the jump. He was a devoted father and husband and will be deeply missed.
2:30pm: More sad news, I just found out Gina McCreless passed away from brain cancer last night. Gina was a member of the River City Runners and helped out tirelessly in making sure the River City 10k and Spirit Runs went off smoothly. She was a regular fixture on the Point Mallard running trail which she loved dearly. She will also be deeply missed.
4pm: Did some sprint relays with the kids at track practice. I let them talk me into having practice indoors in the upstairs hallway of the school because of the cold and wind. We also worked on starts. Every day they hear from teachers "Don't run in the hallways", so when they get to do it they have a blast.
9pm: After "Chuck" with the family, and "Heros", just Lily and I, I got another 10.17 miles in. From home to Wilson Morgan Park-3 loops- then back home, all flat. The weather had deteriorated throughout the day with the wind picking up speed and scattered showeres popping up. My am run was in shorts, double layer long sleeve tech shirt, gloves and runners hat, pm run was shorts, long sleeve tech shirt, Mizuno Breath Thermal pants, Boston jacket, smartwool crew socks, gloves and Delano 12 Hour fleece hat. 1:19:28/7:49 | 