Month of August: 100.4 miles, 14 runs in 31 days, 7.2 miles/run
So far in 2010: 606.4 miles, 97 runs in 243 days, 6.2 miles/run
Sun, 8/29: 11.1 miles, 1:32:20, 8:19, sunny, calm, low humidity, 1 long stop, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for To the beach via St Paul, Lake Shore Blvd and back
I got out at 9:20AM for my long run. I headed down to the beach via St Paul St and Lake Shore Blvd to the Durand Eastman Beach so I could dip my Brooks in the sand. The split was 5.5 miles, 43:41, 7:57 pace. I stopped for about 5 minutes so I could hydrate and ingest 2 GUs. I was definitely slower on the way back, 5.6 miles, 8:41 pace. The weather was perfect! Sweaty and sweet!
Mon, 8/30: Rest Day.
Tue, 8/31: I moved my oldest son, Michael, out to UMass in Amherst MA. A long drive. The usual misadventures ensued. I had to jump start the UHaul to move it so we could load it easier ... curious. We loaded it quite easily ... a sweaty exercise. Then I tried to start it again ... no go ... even more curious. I tried to jump start it again ... big arc and burning smell. Well, due to the sweat in my eyes ... I connected the cables wrong. I corrected it ... with the usual volley of swear words ... and started the van. I still didn't know why so we went to the Uhaul in Victor where I found out that the dashboard dimmer can cause the back cargo light to be on continuously without the key in the ignition. Who knew? Once I found this out, the move proceeded. We got out to Amherst around 4PM. Michael got his ID and then we unloaded his stuff with the help of his roommate. I also took him to a grocery store, a Super Stop-n-Shop .. a bit expensive compared to Wegmans. I got on my way home around sunset. I realized that my car along with my A/C and badge was sitting at the ex's apartment. CJ drove out to retrieve my car and met me at a rest area. We turned in the UHaul and drove home. I got to sleep very late. Sleep ...
Wed, 9/1: I got 4.5 hours of sleep but made it to work for a full day. I had a splitting headache most of the day. I finally collapsed around 9:30PM and slept a nice 9 hours.
Thu, 9/2: 6.6 miles, 56:29, 8:33 pace, 82F, sunny, calm, humid, some stops to hydrate, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Up to the lake from Planet Fitness
I wanted to take a run from the apartment but CJ didn't want to walk from the apartment. It was quite hot and humid so I couldn't blame her. We compromised and went to Planet Fitness. She worked out inside on the stepper and recumbent bike. I had researched for a good route and set out for what turned to be a hot, steamy and sweaty run of 6.6 miles. I dipped my Brooks in the lake like usual. As usual, the run down to the lake was faster than the run back ... usually nice!
Fri, 9/3: 5 miles, 41:02, 8:12 pace, 72F, light rain, calm, humid, 1 stop to hydrate, 1 stop for traffic, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run + a loop
CJ and I headed down to FF for the usual Friday night Happy House run. It was a light rain but being dedicated we went out anyway. I did the usual 4.1 mile route plus a loop. CJ walked her usual 3 mile route. We both were drenched at the end. The rain stopped, the sun came out and we saw a rainbow over the Irondequoit Plaza.
Sat, 9/4: 7.4 miles, 1:1:05, 8:11 pace, multiple stops, some pain.
CJ and I headed down to Mendon Ponds for the Summerfest 12K. It had turned cooler over night. The temp was 62F, sunny and windy. I wore shorts, a short sleeve tech top and arm warmers. I started out way too fast and paid for it later. I bonked a bit in the middle. I just didn't have it. I developed some mild pain in my left knee and some mild pain near the site of my hernia operation. I toughed it out and finished strong but was definitely not a happy camper. After a bite to eat, I hobbled up to the car while CJ continued volunteering by taking off timing tags. Eventually we made it home for a nap. I did OK though. I finished 70th out of 232, results here. I finished 7th out of 12 in my age group, results here.
After a nap, CJ and I headed down to Newark to pick up my father's mail, out to Lyons to see him at the Wayne County Nursing Home" and then picked up her car from the ex's apartment before heading back up to Rochester. We went out for groceries at Wegmans and then retired after eating some pizza. A very long day.
P.S. I got my Garmin a bit wet underneath the LCD during Friday's run. I had to soft reset it before I could upload to Garmin Connect and RunningAhead. Maybe I should have let it dry out a bit more.
Keeping active, Doug
