Getting back to Boston

Fifty minutes and change on the mill this morning in Branson. Which gets me to 65.53 miles for the week IIRC; knock out another 5 or 6 this afternoon at MAFC and I'll have my 70+ week. Wouldn't have predicted I'd get in 70+ on a road trip week, but considering I have zero interest in Branson's touristy aspects, what else was I gonna do?

Thought there was going to be a date tonight. I should have known better. I don't get to date #3. The old boyfriend that Cindy thought she was over.. she's not over him. And he showed up this weekend. So now she has to figure things out. I think I know how this will end up/has already ended up. Back to square one, or off the board completely. This is going to take a while for me to work out, I think.

So, after that news, I needed to run and I needed to hurt. So I ran for an hour and six seconds at MAFC, busting the last 0.79 at under MP. Total of 6.79. Physical pain, come and gone. Mental pain, still there.

70 laps at MAFC after work, while the outside temp was 110. Even an easy fish was hard after 72 miles last week, but I got 'er done.

Up at 4:30 tomorrow to join the 5 a.m. group at Marketplace, then maybe do a double after work. Hopefully I sleep better tonight than last night, for sure.

Today was the hottest day recorded in Fort Smith history. So what did I do? I ran in it. Temp at 7 p.m. when I got off work: 113 (high was 115). I changed clothes at MAFCm, drove down to Creekmore Park and ran six laps, which really weren't all that bad. Very hot, obviously, but next to no humidity and a little breeze. Could have gone farther, and actually did stretch the run from four laps to six, but that was plenty to prove to myself that I could. Drove back to MAFC and did four miles on the track, with the last mile at MP. Very good run overall, completing 7.65 in less than 70 minutes. And the legs don't feel bad, almost an hour later. I'm pretty pleased.

133 lovely laps at the MAFC track after work. I got off to a rollickng start by forgetting to bring a headband, thereby ensuring I'd be half-blinded and/or have to carry a towel with me (both proved to be the case). Legs felt pretty good after yesterday's "double", so I stretched the originally planned 10K to 10M (plus I knew I didn't have to cook afterwards; Tyler and I had agreed to meet at a Mexican restaurant). So I probably needed to run 10 to make up for all the calories I was about to eat.

Anyway, maintained about 9:00 pace throughout until I put the hammer down in the last 16 laps or so. Not sure if it was MP or not, but it felt like it. Finished 10 in approximately 88 minutes, maybe a touch less.

Another Badwater run at Creekmore, this because I (a) worked late and (b) forgot to take running clothes and (c) MAFC closes at 8 on Friday. So I didn't have time to go home, get clothes, drive back and run. Thus I went to the store, got stuff for dinner, went home, changed, drove to Creekmore and ran seven laps. About 106 at the start, maybe 102 at the finish. Still hotter than, well, you know. But got it done.

5 a.m. at Chaffee, predawn fun. It was only 88 when I got out there. Fortunately, not too humid. I just finished last night's run at 8:30, so too quick a turnaround, and shut it down after 6.3 instead of going 8 or 9. That's OK. Twelve hours of work lie ahead. First, a short nap...