Started out with Jenny, Lisa, and Kathryn, we ran together for a bit then I did a few more miles alone. Jenny's knee was kind of off and on, a little more off than on. Hopefully nothing serious, leftover aches from Savannah marathon which had some sections of banked roads which might have contributed.
It was
nice starting out with the group to share some running. The rest of the
run was pretty good, too. Even if you can just part of the run with
others it makes it worth it. Kept the pace easy.
I'll try for fast
tomorrow at the 10K - going to do the Turkey Trot 10K in Clearwater.
I've been going there for most years since (I think 2003). But, this will be the first year I'll be going alone. We usually end up running our own races when we go (although I've run with the kids a few times), but it was still nice sharing the whole experience together. Oftentimes, Jenny did the 10K, so I would be waiting up in the High School stadium bleachers waiting for her with the kids, watching the clock to see if she would make her time and get that coveted coffee mug which they hand out to the top 125 for each race.
So, I was kind of going back and forth on whether or not to do the race this year since no one else was going. But, figured I'd keep the tradition going for at least one more year.
2 years ago she "double mugged" - came in top 125 for both the 5K and 10K.
Last year we both did the 5K because her Mom was there and ran with the kids for the 1 mile fun run.
I've never done the 10K here before, but it should be pretty good with lots of people to try and keep up with and tow me along when it starts to feel hard.
P.M. - went to Jenny's boot camp, which was extra tough tonight (I think I might have said that before, but tonight was done as a fitness test). There were three circuits which each included a lap of running and several exercises with the sets repeated 3 times.
