Sunday, 10/3/10 to Saturday, 10/9/10

I ran 3 times this week, 25.3 miles.

Sun, 10/3: 9 miles, 1:29:23, 9:56 pace, 50F, cloudy, a bit windy, damp, no pain.

CJ and I headed down to Mendon Ponds Park for the Autumn Classic Trail Race. There was a lot of stuff going on ... a 4.5 and 9 mile trail race and a Formula 1 and Sprint Duathlon. I was there for the 9 miler, 2 loops of 4.5 miles on the hilly Blue and Green trail. It was a long, hard course .. but I settled in with a good speed and finished strong. I was 31st out of 67, results here. I was 6th out of 14 in my age group, results here.

The rest of the day was lazy ... reading the Sunday paper, watching a bit of the Bills going down to 0-3 against the Jets, taking a nap. We watched Alice in Wonderlandfrom Netflix later in the evening.Tue, 10/5: 6.8 miles, 56:13, 8:17 pace, 48F, cloudy, a light mist, no stops, no pain.

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

CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet for the Tuesday Cobb's Hill run. I ran up, did 3 Y's and took the long way back. CJ went to the walking workout and did 30 minutes. We hit up Little Casear's for $5 pizza on the way back.

On the positive side, I got my new RoadID. I choose a blue Wrist ID Elite Interactive. CJ almost cut the wrist band too tight but it fits ... barely. Here is a link to a $1 off coupon good until 10/30.

Thu, 10/7: Another rest day. I wanted to run but was held up until 5:30PM at work due to a meeting that ran long (which meeting doesn't?) and then finished up some paperwork.

Fri, 10/8: 9.5 miles, 1:17:22, 8:08 pace, 68F, sunny, windy, dry, 3 mini stops for hydration, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Up to Cobbs Hill, 5 loops, back long way

CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Friday night Happy Hour run. I had decided that I needed to run long so I warned CJ that I would be a while before I was back. I ran up the usual route to the Cobbs Hill reservoir ... then did 5 loops and took the same way back. It was so dry that I barely worked up a sweat but I did stop 3 times for a mini hydration break. CJ went out with the walking group for 2 miles.

Sat, 10/9: Rest day. Didn't do much.

Sunday, 10/10/10 to Saturday, 10/16/10

I ran 4 times this week, 30.7 miles

Sun, 10/10: 12.4 miles, , 8:49 pace, 42-60F, sunny, calm, 3 stops , no pain.

20K - Up to the lake

I wanted to run at least 10.1 miles on 10/10/10 at 10:10 AM. So I headed down to the lake ... more or less straight down St Paul St, 5.2 miles. When I got to the lake I dipped my Brooks in the lake and ran along the beach. I thought about the runners I knew in the Chicago and Steamtown marathons. One of these days I will run another marathon ... maybe. My left knee ached a bit after my run.Mon, 10/11: Rest day. CJ said I deserved a steak dinner. Who am I to argue? We headed out to Kennan's Restaurant for dinner. I had steak and cake, CJ had scallops. Yummm!

Tue, 10/12: 9.2 miles, 1:19:22, 8:30 pace, 48F, sunny to dusk, clear, no wind, 1 stop, no pain.

Zoo trail up to Thomas Ave

I needed to run trail. I didn't want to drive so I headed out to the east Seneca Park Zoo trail out to Thomas Ave and back. I ran at a pretty good pace out (4.55 miles, 37:04, 8:09 pace, hydrated at the turn and an easy 8:52 pace back. Dusk was setting in on the way back ... I thought my headlight didn't need batteries. Boy, was I wrong! I am lucky that I didn't trip or worse! A nice run, nicely dressed in shorts, a long sleeve tech top, reflective vest, light gloves and my orange hat.

Wed, 10/13: Rest day. CJ made a most excellent pot roast along with a baked potato and broccoli. She is a good cook, I am so glad that she is in my life since Labor Day, 2009. Hugs and kisses, my darling!

Thu, 10/14: 5 miles, 39:01, 7:48 pace, 48F, a light mist, no stops, no pain.

Remington's Run #6

CJ and I headed down to Remington's. It was a bit damp, a light mist to light rain was falling ... but we went regardless. I headed out for 5 miles, ran easy and turned a 7:48 pace. CJ walked two miles.

Fri, 10/15: 4.1 miles, 31:32, 7:40 pace, 48F, a light mist, a bit windy, no stops, no pain.

FF Happy Hour run

I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Friday night Happy Hour run. I gave a thought or two of bagging it since it was kind of a raw night, a light mist to a light rain, a bit windy, maybe 50F. But when I came home from work, CJ was still washing clothes so I went forth. There were only 7 runners and maybe a few more walkers. I found someone who wanted to run my pace ... we were both cold and needed to run fast to keep warm, no detour up the reservoir this time. An easy 7:58, a 8:04, a 7:49 and a quick 6:58 down Monroe Ave.

Sat, 10/16: Rest day. CJ and I went out to Newark to see two of my kids. I had a bit of allergy headache that was made worse by exposure to cats and trying to fix a vacuum cleaner which had a broken belt. Then we went over to see my father at the Wayne County Nursing Home. He was happy to see us.