Monday, 5/2/11 to Saturday, 5/7/11

I ran 3 times during this 6 days, 25.2 miles.

Mon, 5/2/11: Rest day.

A totally deserved rest day ensued after yesterday's Flower City Half. I went to work ... my thigh muscles hurt when I went down stairs for some reason. But it felt good!

I stayed up late to watch Game 1 of the second round series between the Lakers and the Mavericks. There were two major streaks in the game, a 20-2 streak by the Lakers followed by a 20-6 streak by the Mavericks. After that, it was a battle in the 4th quarter. I felt that Jackson stayed with his 2nd unit too long in the 4th followed by some late questionable calls. But Kobe's 3 at the end looked good ... too long. The Lakers lost 94-96, link here, to fall 0-1.

Tue, 5/3/11: 5.2 miles, 42:31, 8:11 pace, 46F, light rain, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Cobbs Hill run, 3 loop CW

Yes, I was tired. Yes, it was raining. But we do stuff. So CJ and I headed down to our home away from home, Fleet Feet, for our usual Cobbs Hill run. I took it real nice and easy up to Cobbs Hill, then around the reservoir 3 times clockwise, then a bit fast back. I did loosen up after a loop or two. CJ walked up to the corner of Monroe and Highland, 2.9 miles. Yes, we were both dripping when we were done. Yes, others might consider running or walking in the rain not too bright. And yes, so did I years ago before I took up running. But it did feel good to be out and alive!

Afterward, I satisfied my craving for pizza and potato chips! Yummy!

Wed, 5/4/11: 10 miles, 1:37:13, 9:43 pace, 46F, light sprinkle, some walks, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Mendon Ponds Park, Green Trail x 2

My new Salamon XT Wings 2 trail shoes needed to be broken in ... Mendon Ponds Park was the perfect place. Of course, when I drove down there ... wait for it ... it started to sprinkle. Perfect! I ran the Green Trail clockwise, 4.55 miles. I then tried to run counterclockwise ... but somehow got turned around after a couple miles and ended coming back the same way to where I started. Oh, well, it ended to be 10 miles so it's all good! It was starting to get dark and the deer were coming out when I left.

I stayed up late to watch Game 2 of the second round series between the Lakers and the Mavericks ... what a total downer of a game if you root for the Lakers! They couldn't hit a 3 until it didn't matter, going 2-20. They couldn't hit a FT, going 11-20. They couldn't play defense in the 4th quarter. They lost 81-93, link here, to fall behind 0-2.

Thu, 5/5/11: A totally deserved rest day.

I have run a lot lately plus not enough sleep.

Fri, 5/6/11: Another rest day.

I thought about going for a walk but didn't. I tried to stay up to watch Game 3 of the Lakers - Mavericks series. I almost glad I fell asleep ... according to the link here, the Lakers blew a 7 point lead with 5:05 left in the 4th to lose 92-98 and fall into a 0-3 hole that no NBA team had ever climbed out of in a 7 game series, 0-98.

Sat, 5/7/11: 10 miles, 2:06:06, 60F, sunny at times, no pain.


CJ and I headed down to one of our homes away from home, Letchworth State Park. We slept in a bit so we didn't get down there until around 11:30AM. I started up at Check Point (CP) #3. My plan was to run down to the Parade Grounds. The terrain was quite muddy in spots along with lots of roots and rocks right from CP #3 all the way until about 3 miles from the end. Other Fleet Feet runners were down in the area running from CP #6 to the Parade Grounds. In fact, when I was heading from CP #5 to CP #6 I collected up a fellow who got lost and got him back up to CP #6. He didn't know that blue blazes signify CP paths. He had been running on the trail for 3 hours before I found him.

While I was making my way down to the Parade Ground, CJ was walking 3.1 miles. I passed her on my way to the end. Then I ran back to her and walked back to the car with her.

I have run the entire Sehgahunda Trail Marathon course now. I can honestly say that the only section that you can ease up a bit on is the final 3 miles. Other than that you totally have to keep up your concentration on the trail.

We drove over to the Upper Falls and wanted to walk down to see them but didn't get far. CJ's left ankle gave way without warning about 100 feet from the car. She fell in a heap. She fainted once or twice before I got her into the car. We drove back up to Rochester. We stopped by an Urgent Care center in Pittsford where she got a speedy X-Ray. She has a sprained left ankle. According to CJ, this is 3rd time in 10 years that she has sprained her left ankle. Luckily she already has crutches and a walking boot. All she ready needed was some ice, an Ace bandage and the walking boot.

Since CJ was injured and sent to the couch with her foot up, I resorted to getting supper the Wegmans way ... rotissorie chicken, potato salad and mozzarella sticks. Pretty tasty!