Sun, 7/10/11: 6.2 miles, 51:50, 8:22 pace, 86F, sunny, calm, humid, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Out to Cooper Rd
I finally got out around 11:30AM and was hit in the face by the triple H's; hot, hazy and humid. I started out easy but picked up the pace to 7:48. The heat hit me after mile 3 or so and I stopped 3 times for hydration. I slowed to over 8:30 for the majority of the way. I wore my heart monitor, my average was 146 with a max of 157.
After a cold shower CJ and I headed out to Lyons to see my father at the Wayne County Nursing Home. We met up with my brother and my sister and her husband. We had a good time with Dad. We laughed at this reality show that was on ... 101 Ways to Leave a Game Show. Some of the way they left were nice ... in a car that rolled over and exploded was the best!
Later, CJ made an excellent dinner of leftover chicken from Prime Steakhouse, couscous and salad.
I don't like to run the AC ($$$ to RG&E) but it was awfully hot during the night. It is July and the bedroom was 84F which made for a very restless night.
Mon, 7/11/11: Rest day.
CJ had a sleep doctor appointment that I didn't know about. She did leave a note but I didn't see it ... so I worried until she came home around 8:30PM. She had also gone out to the Finger Lakes Racino where she won some laundry money. She is quite the lucky girl!
Tue, 7/12/11: 6.2 miles, 1:00:41, 9:47 pace, 88F, sunny, a bit windy, dry, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Mendon Ponds Park - Blue and Green trail
CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet first where I signed up for the Shoreline Half and CJ signed up for the 5K on July 23rd. This is the first year for these two events. The long running Shoreline Triathalon is on July 24th.
Then we headed out to one of our home away from homes, Mendon Ponds Park. Yes, it was hot! I ran the usual Blue and Green trail. I walked some hills like usual. I saw a red fox, doe and turtle along with the usual squirrels and chipmunks. All the animals were surprised ... not sure about the turtle though! CJ walked 2 miles on the Blue trail.
The Hundred Acre Pond is behind me
When we got back to our apartment it was close to 90F inside. We shut the windows and turned on the AC. It cooled down the living room after a bit. We ate a leftover supper ... late like usual! It was 9:20PM by the time we got done. It was midnight before we hit the sack, it was 84F in the bedroom. I always wake up around 6AM so another night of barely enough sleep ... rinse, repeat, ready for a new day!
Wed, 7/13/11: Rest day.
Just your usual rest day. CJ and I did laundry after work. Lots of excitement, for sure! It was cooler so sleep came easier.
Thu, 7/14/11: 5 miles, 37:42, 7:32 pace, 146 bpm average, 80F, sunny, a bit of wind, not as humid, no stops, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for Remington's Run
I headed down to Remington's to the monthly Remington's Run. I started out slow for a bit then picked up the pace. I held it nice and steady while I concentrated on my form. It was a sweet run! The usual appetizers were tasty!
The Rochester Airshow is this weekend and the Blue Angels were out practicing in the afternoon. I had a birds-eye view of the diamond formation when I was getting on 531 around 3PM. If I had a camera I would have had a great picture! This stock pic I grabbed from the Internet will have to do!
Fri, 7/15/11: 5 miles, 38:14, 7:39 pace, 76F, sunny, calm, dry, no stops, no pain.
Garmin Connect Activity for FF Happy Hour run + 1 Loop
CJ and I headed down to Fleet Feet for the usual Happy Hour run. Only 2 other runners showed up. I went out easy, caught up to CJ and said "Hi", then turned it up. I ran a bit hard, then added a loop around the Cobb Hill Reservoir. It was a nice, sweet run! CJ walked 2.33 miles.
On the way home we saw an "organ donor" ... err, motorcyclist, in a crouch rocket pull a wheelie at 60+ mph on 104W just as we were getting off our exit. We heard a lot of motorcyclists tooling up and down 104 during the night.
Let me congratulate Fleet Feet on their 7th anniversary which was today! They are a large reason why I am in such good shape right now ... though sometimes my aches and pain disagree! Their store is staffed with employees that care about runners and are willing to work the extra mile (pun intended). I run a lot of their races through their sister company, Yellow Jacket Racing. All are excellent, well run events.
I started running in the mid 2000's when I was still living in Newark NY. At first, I was a fair weather runner ... which didn't last too long. I ran my first race in Newark on Thanksgiving 2005. Anyway, I have been getting Fleet Feet emails since 7/5/2006. After I joined Facebook, I joined their fanpage. Then I started posting my running pics. I moved up to Rochester in November 2008 so I started running from Fleet Feet on a mostly regular basis. My pic of running through the Jensen Stables knee high creek caught the eye of my darling girlfriend, CJ, who contacted me through Facebook. We had dated for a year back in 1977-78 when we attended different colleges in Cleveland ... 33 years ago now. I went out to see her in Cleveland on 9/5/2009 and the rest is romantic history! The power of running and Facebook to bring people together!
Sat, 7/16/11: Rest day.
CJ and I went to the Miller Luau in Penfield. My cousin's daughter got married in Hawaii on New Year's Eve last year. They held a Hawaii-themed reception for all the local relatives and friends as evidenced by our pic. We got to take some of the flowers home.
