Sun, 4/17/11: Rest day.
CJ and I rested and listened to the wind howl. Later, we saw flakes of wet snow during Game 1 of the Lakers - Hornets game. Someone should tell the Pau Gasol of the Lakers that the NBA Playoffs have started ... the Lakers lost 100-109, link here. Then I watched most of Game 1 of the Celtics - Knicks game. The Celtics escaped 87-85, link here. I also finished my 2007 amended tax return ... joy, joy.
Mon, 4/18/11: Rest day.
I really should have run but I will be running Cobbs Hill on Tuesday and Dirt Cheap #1 on Wednesday.
I set up my cell to text me the Boston Marathon results of three area runners; Heather (3:22:31), Katie (3:27:12) and Darlene (3:22:10). It was kind of cool ... maybe one of these days I will qualify to run Boston. Which reminds me ... I should really sign up for the Rochester Marathon in September. I think it's high time that I find out if I can go sub 4 hours.
I attempted to believe that it was actually spring ... kind of tough when there was a light wet snow falling most of the day! It left a sugar coating on the ground that was gone in the morning.
CJ and I watched Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I via Time Warner On-Demand. A dark and twisty movie to be sure!
Tue: 6.6 miles, 52:53, 8:01 pace, 44F, cloudy, calm, 1 traffic stop, a bit of lower ab pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for FF Cobbs Hill run, 5 loops
CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Cobbs Hill run. I ran easy at first, then a bit harder. I felt a bit of lower ab tightness after loop 4 so I dialed it back and just ran easy. CJ walked up to Cobbs Hill and walked 1/2 Y. CJ made a nice Gatorade recovery drink and then a nice pasta dinner for supper, sweet!
Wed, 4/20/11: 4.6 miles, 42:02, 9:08 pace, 42F, cloudy, windy, walked just a few hills, no pain.
CJ and I headed down to the Devil's Bathtub area of our home away from home, Mendon Ponds Park, for the first Dirt Cheap. The weather was a bit spring-like earlier in the early afternoon ... not so really by 6:30PM! The race started out kind of dry ... just your usual up and down. After a bit, we started to find a lot of deep mud. The mud was just as deep as Muddy Sneaker. I just kept on slogging and then finished up the infamous stairs back up to Devil's Bathtub.
I did pretty well. I finished 58th out of 243, link here. I was 3rd out of 22 in my age group, link here.
The Lakers won Game 2 of their first round series against the Hornets, 87-78, to pull even, link here.
Thu, 4/21/11: Rest day.
A non-running day ... lots of laundry got done.
Fri, 4/22/11: 4.1 miles, 29:45, 7:15 pace, 44F, cloudy, a bit windy on Monroe Ave, no stops, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run
I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Happy Hour run. I started out a bit slow but quickly picked up the pace. I was following Steve and Sarah. I caught them on Cobbs Hill Drive, then kept on pushing. My laps were 7:07, 7:26, 7:21 and 7:08. So I guess I just don't take it easy ... always pushing.
The Lakers won game 3 of their first round series against the Hornets, 100-86, to pull ahead 2-1, link here.
Sat: 6.3 miles, 47:19, 7:31 pace, 70F, cloudy, a bit windy in spots, 1 long stop for hydration, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Towpath Trail in Independence OH
CJ and I headed out to Cleveland for Easter after a nice lazy morning. The drive was a bit hot, noisy and stressful since the AC in CJ's car does not work. We got to the Crowne Plaza South in Independence OH around 5PM.
I immediately went out for a run. I drove over the nearby Canal Rd entrance to the Towpath Trail of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, link here. I headed out 3.1 miles in 23:42, 7:39 pace. I took a couple minute break for water. Then I headed back 3.2 miles in 23:37, 7:23 pace. I just kept bringing it ... running a bit hard, keeping an edge to the run.
After I took a quick shower, we had a nice late supper at Dimitri's Restaurant in nearby Parma. CJ gave this place a well deserved high recommendation. Excellent steak and baked potato!
