Had a work retreat at Zermatt Resort in Midway, so didn't run in the morning. I planned a run with my coworker after our meetings and activities. In the afternoon I went to a shooting range and took a shotgun class and shot at clay pigeons. It wasn't skeet shooting because there was only one clay pigeon that went straight up in the air then back down, but I don't remember what it's called. I shot with a 12 gauge semi-automatic. It sounds fancy. It had holes in the side which helped the gun have less kick to it. I shot about 20 bullets as part of my lessons, but after about an hour in the exposed heat, without a water bottle, I felt tired and was ready to go back in the first car. I broke two in the 20 shots I made, so not too bad, but not a demonstration of natural ability. The instructor told me to put a face to the clay pigeon, not understanding there's not a person in the world I'd want killed, except perhaps if McCain were to pass in the night painlessly and put himself and all of us out of our misery. I guess I am a dove at heart :) Our keynote speaker was Mark Fuller, a four time wrestling Olympian. It was really cool to hear his message.
Afterward went running with my friend, nice and way slow. We had to turn around early because Paul was headed up the mountain faster than I thought he would. So I planned on 4-5 and got 3.25.
Paul and I went out for a nice dinner, then back to the hotel room and watched the debate. It was interesting but somewhat repetitive. I wanted to see McCain get really pissed off and drop the f-bomb or something else inappropriate like he's done in the past but no such luck. A bruised feeling under my right ball of my foot, below the big toe. Shoe totals: Red sox: 57.25, Brooks Defyance (Blue): 475.75, Asics Stratus 2.1 (Purple) 114.35, Mizuno WaveRider (aqua) 112.07
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