Sunday, 9/11/11 to Saturday, 0/17/11

I ran 2 time this week, 12.8 miles.

Sunday, 9/11/11: Rest day.

Christine and I just rested. I didn't even go out and get the Sunday paper or donuts! I watched the Bill beat the hapless KC Chiefs, 41-7.

Monday, 9/12/11: Another rest day.

I kind of needed another day off from running ... though I did think about it.

Tuesday, 9/13/11: 6.6 miles, 59:28, 9:01 pace, 78F, cloudy, windy, no pain during the workout.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF speed workout, 8x400m repeats

I took a nice, slow run up from the store to the Cobbs Hill reservoir, maybe 7:45 pace. I did 4 400m repeats around 1:36. Then I met up with Bill Beyerbach and picked up the pace ... we did 4 more around 1:26 which is under 6:00 mile pace. We did them going both upwind and downwind ... sweet! Then we took a slower run back to the store. I nursed a bit of a left quad cramp ... which I ignored until it went away. We ran back in some sprinkles. The wind is blowing in cooler weather ... it will be in the high 50s by Thursday.

Bill told me all about his 1:39:30 at the Onondaga Half on Saturday, results here. He was 59th out of 438 and took first in his M55-59 age
group! Awesome!

Wednesday, 9/14/11: 6.2 miles, 51:23, 8:17 pace, 74F, cloudy, 2 stops, some hip pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Genesee Valley Park out the Greenway Trail 10K

Christine and I headed down to Genesee Valley Park for her "No-Bo" workout. She headed out for a 2 mile walk with 4 runs of 30 seconds. She said she got some pain in her shins while she ran. I headed out the Greenway Trail until almost the railroad crossing on Sottsville Road before I turned back. My hips started hurting after a couple of miles.

After a nice dinner, we watched a DVRed King Arthur, then went to bed.

Thursday, 9/15/11: Rest day

A hectic day at work ... the usual before I take a day off. After a relaxing, enjoyable evening, I watched a DVRed McLintock! with John Wayne ... the Duke!

Friday, 9/16/11: Another rest day

I took a day off to celebrate my 54th birthday. I took a side trip out to Newark to pick up some stuff that my daughter out in Kent OH needed and to see my youngest son. Christine and I don't start out on trips well. We eventually got started on our trip to OH at 5:13PM. We only stopped to change drivers for 2 minutes and go to Cuyahoga Falls, OH at 9:45PM. We ate supper at the Wing Warehouse and had some beverages before bunking out at her daughter's apartment. Many thanks to her and her boyfriend, Nick, for letting us stay with them for 2 nights!

Saturday, 9/17/11: 1.3 miles, "No-Bo" walk with Christine

Garmin Connect for Summit County Metro Park - Hampton Hills

We slept in and had a leisurely morning. It got a bit hectic when we all got dressed up for the wedding. It was an outdoor wedding with his father doing the minister duty. There was a 3.5 hour gap between the wedding and reception. Christine and I changed and got out to one of the Summit County Metro Parks. We "No-Bo"ed on a semi-gnarly up and down walk on a trail loop. Christine threw in 3 30 second runs ... she is a trooper!

We changed back into our dress clothes and headed to the reception. We had a good time. I met more of her relation ... this time as her fiancee! We danced one dance before the music turned too young for our tastes. I am beginning to know my way around the Cuyahoga Falls, Kent and Ravenna area. All in all, a pretty nice day out in OH.