Sunday, 7/24/11 to Saturday, 7/30/11

I ran 2 times this week, 11.7 miles.

Sun, 7/24/11: Rest day.

I would have liked have headed out to Hamlin to see the Hamlin Triathlon ... but sleep won over. I walked over like usual to get the Sunday paper and get my 2 Apple Cinnamon donuts from Dunking Donuts.

Later, CJ and I watched DVD'ed movies, The League of Extraordinary Gentleman and Under Siege.

Mon, 7/25/11: Another rest day.

CJ and I had a nice pasta dinner then she went to take another sleep study. So ... I watched Transformers with the volume up in the appropriate parts.

Tue, 7/26/11: 6.5 miles, 76F, 51:29, 7:55 pace, 76F, sunny, windy, dry, arch pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF speed workout

CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet for the Tuesday night speed workout. I ran nice and slow up to Cobbs Hill. My feet and hip hurt but loosened a bit. A New Balance rep was up there and I tried on a pair of trainers. They felt lighter and didn't have as much support. The workout was 400m repeats with a 170m recovery jog. I started out a bit hard, keeping loosely with the lead group. I felt a bit sluggish. I picked it a bit and did the 8th repeat the hardest. Afterward I got a pair of New Balance socks gratis for trying out the trainers. Then I ran back. My arches really hurt at store. My Brooks Adrenalines GTS10s have 430 miles on them. I really need more cushioning ... maybe it's my crappy work shoes. I just know my feet hurt most of the time. It kind of sucks. Ah, well.

Wed, 7/27/11: Rest day.

I really should have gone out but I got home from work late after messing with a plotter. Plus I really needed to rest my feet.

I finally got my daughter's new address in Kent OH. Now we can do a Google Maps and plot how to there. CJ and I are going to do her move by using her 2000 Chevy Cavalier with a U-Haul 4x8 trailer. She only has a twin bed, suitcases and boxes.

Thu, 7/28/11: Rest day.

CJ and I picked up a UHaul 4x8 trailer during lunch. After work I drove it out to Newark and gave my daughter more boxes for her move on Saturday.

Fri, 7/29/11: 5.2 miles, 40:26, 7:46 pace, 76F, sunny, calm, humid, no stops, no pain.

Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run + 1.1 miles cooldown

I tried to get CJ to head down to Fleet Feet but she was too hot to think about exercising. So I headed down solo. I ran out nice and easy and picked it up a bit. It was humid so I didn't push. I did the usual 4.1 mile route in 31:14, 7:37 pace ... though some might think 7:37 pace would be pushing. I hydrated for about 4 minutes then headed out for a 1.1 mile cooldown, 9:12, 8:22 pace. I was dripping wet when I got down but felt good for not letting the humidity win. My feet felt pretty good during the run unlike my last run.

Sat, 7/30/11: Rest day ... not!

CJ and I were up at 5:30AM to move my daughter out to Kent OH. We got out to Newark to load the UHaul 4x8 trailer by 9AM, then started to head west at 10:30AM. Some sweat was dripped while loading for sure ... it was sunny, around 80F and humid. The drive was hot and noisy since CJ's car doesn't have working AC. I forgot to put sunscreen on my neck ... with predictable results. The left side of my neck is quite red! Anyway we got to Kent OH around 6PM. More sweat was dripped while we unloaded her stuff. I put together her desk with lots of help from her roommates. Thanks to maps.google.com we made it to CJ's daughter's apartment. We went out to Wing Warehouse in Cuyahoge Falls for a late supper. Sleep came very easy!

Oh, I am signed up for the Bergen 5K just before the price went from $15 to $20. I will sign up for the Sauerkraut 20K and the Dam Good 14 mile Trail Run next week. I think I will sign up the Innovative Edge Sports Summer XC Series plus the Tour de Pain too. It's a series of 4 cross country races on 4 consecutive Thursdays in August and ends with the Tour de Pain. I race ... it's what I do!