Sunday, April 11th to Saturday, April 17th

I ran 2 times, 15.9 miles.

Sun: CJ arrived around 10AM via Amtrak from Cleveland. She liked the train. She saw a wild turkey and several deer from the window on the way. She ate off real plates in the dining car. I picked her up at the train station downtown which is only 10 minutes from our apartment.

After a nice reunion I took my daughter back down to Houghton College. She only has 3 more weeks of class and will be quite busy.

Mon: Rest day.

CJ did a walking exploration of the area around our apartment. She opened an account at ESL and found a place that will do her nails. We watched Black Snake Moan ... mmmm!

Tue: 7.2 miles, 59:16, 8:14 pace, FF Cobbs Hill run, 55F, sunny, calm, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Cobbs Hill run, 4 Y's

I ran kind of hard, did not 3, but 4 Y's tonight. CJ walked 1 Y. A pleasant night for a run. We had the usual pasta dinner after a run. Sweet!!

Wed: Rest day.

CJ fixed pot roast, mashed potatoes and green beans. Dessert was cherry pie. An excellent supper and night.

Thu: Rest day. Today I had the last dentist appointment at Q Dental that I can afford this year. I have had 2 root canals down on #10 and #11 over the past month or so. I have blown through my dental benefits for 2010. Everything is done except for the crowns. I guess I will have to wait until 2011.

Fri: 8.7 miles, 70:15, 8:04 pace, Seneca-Titus-Winona-St Paul out to Thendara and back-Ridge run, 56F, cloudy, real light mist to start, 1 stop, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Seneca-Titus-Winona-St Paul out to Thendara and back-Ridge run

A simply awesome run!! It has to rank as the best long run that I have run since the Summerfest 12K last Labor Day. I ran the first 4.2 out in 32:40, 7:47 pace, walked and hydrated for 50 sec, then ran 4.5 miles back in 36:45, 8:10 pace. I was definitely in the zone! The Flower City Half is next week ... yea, baby!!!

Sat: Rest day! CJ and I cocooned for most of the day, 5 for 7. We made it out to BJ's, where we scoped out the vastness of the BJ's in Greece. Afterward, we went to Red Lobster for a late bite to eat. The only glitch was that her ATM cards were declined ... but they were both perfectly accepted at the credit union across the street! Then we watched The Golden Compass before we retired for the evening.