The Long Run

3.22 mi, 30:29, 9:28 avg, elev gain 95 feet

Short, easy paced run on Wellesley Island, NY.  Some small, rolling hills on out and back run from my parents cottage to just past the bridge near the golf course.  Nice morning.

After the run we went to the golf course at the state park on the island, finished 7 out of 9 holes (we are all pretty bad except for Brian but it was still fun).  After golf, had ice cream at "The Guzzle" in T.I. Park.  Back at the cottage, did a little bit of kayaking then grilled hot dogs and sausage on the grill (my Dad made salmon for himself, my mom, and Thomas).

Headed back to Webster with Jim and the boys after the late lunch/early dinner.  Ran into some rain but made it back in time for Thomas to get his second run in for the day despite the rain.

The long weekend went by way too fast.

6.65 mi, 1:01:57, 9:19 avg

Back home in Florida.  Ran with Joe (no Jamie today) in the neighborhood.  Back to warm and muggy, but not too terrible 77 degrees.  

7.12 mi, 1:02:36, 8:48 avg

Ran at Longleaf with the Striders - first time on a Thursday in quite some time.  I had forgotten how dark the bike trail is so didn't bring a headlamp or hand held.  So, first few miles were kind of slow but was able to pick it up once I hit the lighted streets of Aristida.  Approaching the turnaround, I decided to play "beat the 9:00 guy".  Ran by feel and looking at the overall average as it ticked down.

Was nice to visit with some of the Striders - Karen, Tom, Lauren, Clarke, Cindy and some others.

6.08 mi, 49:00, 8:03 avg

Ran from home and made my way over to the new, not quite yet opened section of trail.  A bit warmer by the time I started (81 degrees).  Today's challenge, was not starting out slow.  So, warmed up a little and was determined not to do 10:00 or 11:00 for first mile, but able to do 8:36.  Then, after that was on a roll and managed to get a little faster each mile, with last two miles at 7:54 and 7:29.  So, with the not too slow first mile, the average was a little faster than average, although not quite a tempo run.

I was a little afraid my streak of good runs would be over after the trip but the last two days were pretty good.

13.51 mi, 1:52:46, 8:21 avg

Pretty good run this morning, despite the later start (about 8:00 am).  Goal on today's run was to not start out slow (somewhere in the 8:00's) and get all the miles in between 8:00 and 9:00.  Almost did it with one mile at 7:45 and one mile at 9:09 when the heat was starting to get to me (but picked it back up for the last 1.51 miles after the 9:09).  Ran from my house, out to 54 to Starkey with a stop at Diane's house (she had just taken down her "lemonade stand" but she still had some cold stuff handy - after I knocked on her door).  Ran to the end of Aristida neighborhood and swung by her house to grab the drinks I left there.  Made one more quick stop at Circle K and got a 32 oz drink of powerade and lots and lots of ice, just what I needed to cool down and make it home the last two miles.

Again, not really a tempo run or even a marathon pace run but just something to get me out of my slow start rut.  Slow start is not always a bad thing but being in a rut is not.

Should probably add some quality runs back in but would be a good idea if I had something on the schedule to train for - that usually helps!