Very early AM: Kim and I got a little wild and crazy and decided to break our nights sleep into 2 sessions by sneaking in a 3AM run in the middle of our slumber so we could check out the meteor shower during ideal viewing hours. We found out you pretty much have the world to yourself at 3 or 4am, no cars, no people, no noise other than the wind and the chorus of crickets down in the river bottoms. Reminded me a little bit of some of those mid-night legs of WBR, only better.
We ran down to the bottoms, past the row of trees, past gu corner and up powerhouse toward the golf course and back. Along the way we stopped at a few places furthest away from any street lights so we could gaze up at the sky to catch the falling stars. It is possible to also gaze at the sky while running but we found this can be hazardous to your health, especially on pot-holed roads.
Perhaps one of the crazier things we did that would not work during normal hours was along the tree-line road -- we just laid down right on the asphalt in the middle of the road so we could gaze up at the stars without having to strain our necks. Kind of felt like being a kid for a moment, then we got creeped out hearing strange rustlings and noises from the corn field so we went on our way.
We did see quite a bunch of meteors, perhaps not as many as other years when we've watched in the back yard, but this time was much more memorable with the running element, being alone with Kim, and being outside of town away from the lights in the pitch black with the crickets and shooting stars. Thanks to Kim for suggesting we do this. I think you win the prize for best-suggestion-for-a-run as my last suggestion was to run all the way to the top of Loafer.
After we got home it was only 4:30 so we jumped back into bed for a few more glorious hours of sleep.
Ave pace: DON'T CARE!
Late AM: 11 minutes on the stationary bike and 10 minutes on the eliptical worth 2 miles of crosstrain miles. I think I'll use the eliptical more for crosstraining as I noticed I can get my HR up to 140 without much trouble but with the bike I struggle to get over 120. Also did core workout. Legs are feeling pretty good today I think I'm pretty much recovered from the race. Of course the lingering abdominal, groin, and high-hamstring-butt-itis are always lurking in the corner, but all-in-all I'm feeling good and looking forward to a tempo run down Payson canyon tomorrow.
RHR 49 | 