Sunday,8/8/10 to Saturday, 8/14/10

I ran 3 times this week, 15.7 miles

Sun, 8/8: A definite rest day.

CJ and I made it out to the JC Penney in Greece Ridge Center where I purchased some navy dress socks and a nice pair of Nunn Bush black dress shoes with the help of 20% off and a $50 gift card from MyPoints. Then we walked the mall ... windowshopping. I immediately threw away my old black dress shoes when we got back home.Mon, 8/9: Another rest day.

My new black dress shoes did not disappoint. They feel a whole lot better!! It was pouring soon after I got home so CJ and I had a restful night. We watched "The Ramen Girl" from Netflix. A nice "chick flick".

Tue, 8/10,: 4 miles, FF - Puma Speed Trap, 80F, sunny, humid, no pain.

I went down to Fleet Feet for the Puma Speed Trap. We ran up to the rugby field below Cobbs Hill where it was set up. We ran 6 200m repeats (1 hard, 1 easy) to warm up. Then we all went through the speed trap one by one. I went through twice at 14.32 mph and 14.54 mph, which put me 16th out 59, results here. I was not even close to the top male who clocked a blistering 18.37 mph! But it felt good to let it all hang out and see how fast I could really go! I ran easy back down to Fleet Feet but cranked it up the closer I got ... I got it up to 6:14 pace just before the store! Speedy, sweaty and sweet! Oh, I was wearing CJ's fluorescent green socks ... all the other tech socks were in the wash!

Wed, 8/11: Rest day.

Thu, 8/12: 6.6 miles, 53:27, 8:07 pace, Remington's Run, 80F, sunny, humid, calm, no stops, a bit of pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for Remington's Run #4

CJ and I went down to Remington's for the Remingtons Run #4. I was very stiff and went out for a painful, very slow mile run to loosen up ... man, did my thighs hurt from the Puma speed trap on Tuesday! Then, off on the 5 mile loop. Well ... I got lost and couldn't find one street so I looped back. This put me back a bit so I got to catch up and pass about 20 people which was nice. I just kept a nice 7:55 or so pace during my 5.6 mile run, my first mile was a "getting my thighs to work" 8:25 pace. CJ went out for a 2.2 mile walk. I was dripping with sweat when I got back ... luckily CJ didn't get dripped on when we had our post run water and appetizers.

After a supply run at Wegmans CJ and I watched Avatar from NetFlix finally. Wow! It must have been spectacular in 3-D!

Fri, 8/13: 5.1 miles, 42:17, 8:17 pace, 75F, sunny, a bit humid, calm, 1 stop, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run + Loop

CJ and I went down to Fleet Feet for the Happy Hour run. I started out slow with pain in my thighs. I slowly stretched but still was a bit slow. I added a loop around the Cobbs Hill reservior just for fun. CJ went out for a 3 mile walk. Then afterward, we went downstairs for a bare foot running seminar ... interesting!

Sat. 8/14: A definite rest day. I thought about getting out for a long run but decided I needed 10 hours of sleep instead. CJ and I lounged around all day.

Keeping active, Doug