Sunday, 9/26/10 to Saturday, 10/2/10

I ran 4 times this week, 30.6 miles.
Month of September, 118.1 miles, 17 runs in 30 days, 6.9 miles/run
Up to the end of September, 722.5 miles, 114 runs in 273 days, 6.3 miles/run

Sun, 9/26: 10.6 miles, 1:26:43, 8:10 pace, 50F, sunny, calm, 1 stop, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Up to the lake and back

I managed to get out around 9:20AM for a long run. I had a bit of trouble convincing myself since it was only 46F ... in a couple of months that will be warm! But once outside, I thought that I was just being a wuss!

I put on my new green Brooks Adrenaline GTS10s and headed down to the lake. After 5.2 miles I christened them by dipping them in Lake Ontario. I stopped for about 4 minutes to walk along the beach and hydrate. Then I headed back for 5.4 miles. A nice run, nice sun, nice temp!

CJ's daughter and her bf were in town from Cleveland. We met up and headed to the lake. We ate at Bill Gray's on Lake Shore by the swing bridge. We gabbed and wished them well as they motored back to Cleveland. After a brief respite, I put some seal restorer in my Grand Am to hopefully help the transmission, changed the oil at the 245K mark and cleaned it out. Then I finally cleaned out CJ's car. CJ helped by cleaning all the windows in both cars. All in all, a nice relaxing Sunday.

Mon, 9/27: Rest day. CJ made an excellent dinner of salmon, rice, broccoli and salad ... yum! We spent a quiet evening catching up on some reading then watched the latest episode of Hawaii Five-O of network TV ... wow.

Tue, 9/28: 7 miles, 55:47, 7:57 pace, 70F, 1 stop for hydration, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Cobbs Hill run, 3 Y's, long way back

I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Cobbs Hill run. I ran kind of hard, 3 Y's and took the long way back. A sweet run, nice temp, nice wind! CJ wanted to walk but was held by lots of people hogging machines at the laundromat. CJ made the usual excellent pasta with salad for dinner.

Thu, 9/30: 7.5 miles, 59:53, 7:59 pace, 58F, cloudy, light rain to mist, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Up to Thomas Ave and back

I waited for most of the all day rain to mostly subside before heading out around 6PM. I took it nice, easy and just enjoyed the run. I was rewarded by a faint rainbow for my effort as I was coming up Ridge from St Paul. CJ made me up an electrolyte drink when I got back. At the risk of TMI ... I should have worn some Body Glide before I headed out. But ending on a positive note ... I have run 100+ miles for the third straight month! My goal is to keep it up!

We caught up on a DVR'ed Fringe. I tried to go to sleep early but just couldn't get to sleep for a while.

Fri, 10/1: 5.1 miles, 38:27, 7:32 pace, 60F, sunny, a bit windy, no stop, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run + loop

CJ and I went down to Fleet Feet for the usual Friday night Happy Hour run. I thought about doing an easy run ... I did start a bit slow but my first mile was 7:27 so I just kept it up and concentrated on my form. I ended up running a pretty awesome 7:32 pace even factoring in the slow down of the Cobbs Hill reservoir. My lap times were: 7:27, 7:43, 8:03, 7:23, 7:10. I was surprised to say the least. CJ walked about 3 miles. CJ and I signed up for Pumpkins in the Park 5K and I signed up the Dirt Cheap Stage Race.

We hit up Wegmans for supplies on the way back. Then we settled in for a late supper of chicken and potatoes. We caught up on DVR'ed Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.

Sat, 10/2: Rest day. Just your usual lazy Saturday. Pizza for lunch, sandwiches for supper. We caught up on a DVR'ed NCIS: LA.