Sunday, May 3rd to Saturday, May 9th

Sunday, May 3rd to Saturday, May 9th

Flights at work (24 steps/flight)
Mon: 21, Tue: 11, Wed: 16, Thu: 12, Fri: 12

Steps:
Sun: , Mon: forgot, Tue: 12768, Wed: , Thu: 8090(?), Fri: 6266(?)

I ran 4 times this week, 35 miles

I am going to stop recording my stairs and steps. My $5 pedometer from Wal-Mart doesn't always give good results. I take the stairs all the time at work and walk a lot because of what I do at work. Don't get me started by all the people that press the down button on the elevator!

Sun: 15 miles, 2:30:09, 10:00 pace, Medved Madness 15 Mile Trail Run, 50-60F, sunny, calm, usual walking stops for hills, no pain. Just the usual trail run in Mendon Ponds ... just a lot longer with logs of mud and lots of fun! Legs 1 and 2 were good, Leg 3 was the killer. Overall results here, age group results here. But all in all, it was long, muddy and fun! The catered meal afterward was good ... half a chicken, pasta, salt potatoes, macaroni salad and salad. I would have loved to sit and laze around longer.
But ... after a quick shower, went out to Ithaca College to see my oldest son's ochestra concert. A long drive, to and from, as usual. I am going to have to do it twice in a couple weeks to get his stuff back to Newark and to see him graduate (even though he won't actually graduate until December).

Mon: Rest day.

Tue: 6 miles, 47:29, 7:55 pace, 60F, cloudy, calm, bottom of the hill stops, 3 loops, no pain. I decided to mix things up a bit by stopping for a bit at the bottom of the hill between loops. Then I tried to run harder on the entire loop (up and down both sides).

Wed: Rest day.

Thu: 7 miles, 58:07, 8:18 pace, Seneca-Titus-St Paul-Zoo-2xPond-St Paul-Ridge, 62F, sunny, calm, 4 water stops, no pain. A nice run trying to get used to running in the heat. I carried a hand bottle of water, gotta figure out how to hydrate on the run without stopping, lost too much time walking and drinking water.

Fri: Rest day. My left knee and hip hurt.

Sat: 7 miles, N/A, felt like 8:10ish pace, Seneca-Titus-St Paul-Zoo-2xPond-St Paul-Ridge, 72F, sunny, a bit windy, 3 water stops, no pain. A nice run in the morning. I am getting a bit more used to running in the heat. I carried the hand bottle of water and did figure out how to drink on the run. I felt better on this run than the last. I am glad that I got out before the cold front came barreling through around 2PM.

As I ran, I thought about the Rochester runners who were running in the Allegany Adventure Run 22K. I am beginning to like trail running. It is quite peaceful running out in the woods rather than on the roads.

Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, April 26th to Saturday, May 2nd

Sunday, April 26th to Saturday, May 2nd
Month of April, 111.7 miles, 15 out of 30 days, 7.45 miles/run
Year to end of April: 439.5 miles, 71 out of 120 days, 6.19 miles/run

Flights at work (24 steps/flight)
Mon: 12, Tue: 18, Wed: 17, Thu: 13, Fri: 21

Steps:
Sun: 26783, Mon: 6308, Tue: 9218, Wed: 10776, Thu: 9909, Fri: 8373(?)

I ran 4 times this week, 36.4 miles

Sun: 20.5 miles, 3:32:29, 10:22 pace, 50F, cloudy, a little windy, OK to mile 14, walked after 17, left knee pain. I should have worn my IT band wraps!! I ran the first 5 miles in 8:13 pace. I ran out 10 miles just past Caring for Cats on Island Cottage Rd in Greece just fine in 1:25:47, 8:35. I stopped for water and 2 packets of Gu. Then I started back. I was sort of fine at mile 14, 8:58 pace, but my left knee started to hurt. I started a run/walk, then just walked it in at 16.7 miles ... which takes a while! It just wasn't worth it to keep on pounding on my left knee ... I am familiar with this type of pain, it's an IT band injury just I like had on my right knee. I would like to run a sub 4 marathon sometime in my life but I don't know if I will be able to with my knees. I could be pushing too much. It's a good thing I didn't run the BPAC 6 Hour Distance Classic in Buffalo. It would not have been pretty!

I lazed around the rest of the day ... groaning every time I had to get up. I watched the end of the 2OT game between Boston and Detroit,link here, and the Nascar race (good thing Carl Edwards didn't go into the stands at the end), link here. I also rewatched the lastest James Bond, Quantum of Solace, from NetFlix.

Mon: Rest day. I wore my left IT Band wrap all day. My left knee ached all day.

Tue: Another rest day. I wanted to ... but decided not to.

Wed: 6.2 miles, 59:02, 9:31 pace, Mendon Ponds Green & Blue trail, 50F, easy, sunny, calm, some walking stops, no pain. My left knee initially complained but got into the swing of things pretty quickly. Almost no mud ... nice run in the woods!

Thu: 5.6 miles, 55:05, 9:50 pace, Medved Madness Leg #3, 60F, easy, cloudy, sprinkles, walking stops, no pain.

I ran with a group of hardcore trail runners who will be most likely running the Medved Madness on Sunday. I definitely found some mud. I didn't have my laces quite tight enough ... I lost my left trail shoe in the first deep mud puddle that I tried to hop over. I took a couple of steps before I could stop. Someone behind me to retrieved my trail shoe. I put it back on and laced it tight. I didn't have much endurance for some reason, maybe I should have more to eat before running.

Fri: 4.1 miles, 32:00, 7:48 pace, FF Happy Hour run, 60F, a little hard, 3 walking stops, no pain. I had some trouble keeping it going. I think a third night of running in a row was on my mind. I just couldn't relax and zone it out. I watched The Terminator from NetFlix.

Sat: Rest day. I got out and about. Signed up for the Medved Madness 15 mile Trail Run tomorrow morning, wore the tech shirt all day. Got some running stuff at Medved and FleetFeet. Then I headed out to Newark to see my kids and out to Lyons to see my father. I was out of running socks so I broke down and did laundry. I went out to Six Pockets to watch Game 7 of the Bulls-Celtics series. A country rock band by the name of JB & Company was playing.

Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, April 19th to Saturday, April 25th

Sunday, April 19th to Saturday, April 25th

Flights (24 steps/flight)
Sun: -, Mon: 14, Tue: 13, Wed: 20, Thu: 32, Fri: 8, Sat:

Steps:
Sun: 5281, Mon: 6760, Tue: 15975, Wed: 4340(?), Thu: 8945, Fri: 17695, Sat: -

I ran 3 times this week, 17.2 miles

Sun: 6.9 miles, 1:02:10, 9:01 pace, Mendon Ponds trails, nice and easy, 45F, sunny, calm. A good morning run. The weather warmed up nicely. I wore pants and a long sleeve tech top.

My daughter did not have a good OOB (Out of Box) experience with her Dell Studio laptop that she ordered. She claimed it was possessed. She went up to Best Buy today and bought a Toshiba Satellite A305. Hopefully she will get her money back from Dell. She is calling them tomorrow.

Mon: Rest day. I went to court. My daughter just turned 21, now I am paying child support on only one child. I pay more in alimony now but it's all good.

Tue: 6.2 miles, 49:52, 8:03 pace, FF Cobbs Hills run, 46F, sprinkles, a little hard, 3 loops, no stops, no pain. I pushed it, my usual hill run with some light rain thrown in. I took a quick hot shower when I got back to the apartment.

Wed: Rest day. I watched The Duchess from NetFlix. A pretty good movie ... Keira Knightley played the lead quite well.

Thu: Another rest day. I gave blood for the 67th time today. Pulse was 44, blood pressure was 114/70. I was advised to avoid strenuous activity so I decided the best thing was to not run ... even though I wanted to.

Fri: 4.1, 32:07, 7:50 pace, FF Happy Hour, 80F, sunny, calm, no stops, no pain. The temp went up from 43F this morning to over 80F! I went out way fast in 7:09, then slowed down in the hills. All in all, a good sweaty run. Next time, I should take some water. It would have helped. I watched Becoming Jane off the Instant Queue of NetFlix.

Sat: Rest day. I did some stuff around the apartment though it doesn't look it. A box at a time.

Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, April 12th to Saturday, April 18th

Flights (24 steps/flight)
Sun: -, Mon: 4, Tue: 18, Wed: 8, Thu: 13, Fri: 16, Sat: -

Steps:
Sun: -, Mon: 3629, Tue: 14655, Wed: 5862(?), Thu: 8009, Fri: 16888, Sat: -

I ran 3 times this week, 16.9 miles, less than usual

Sun: Rest day. Went out to see my kids. I taught my youngest son how to parallel park. Then I went out to see my father at the Wayne County Nursing Home. I googled the error with my Forerunner 305 and tried the suggestions with no success.

Mon: Another rest day. I really felt like a slug. I could have run but made spaghetti and meatballs instead. I just finished reading Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner by Dean Karnazes. This guy is definitely in a league by himself!

Tue: 6.2 miles, 49:51, 8:02 pace, FF Cobbs Hill run, 50F, sunny, calm, 3 loops, a little hard, no stops, no pain. Just your average hill run. It felt good to get back to running. My Forerunner 305 started working again ... maybe it just needed a rest!

Wed: 4.5 miles, 38:40, 8:36 pace, Dirt Cheap #1, 55F, sunny, calm, easy, walking hill stops, no pain. Some muddy fun in the Devil's Bathtub at Mendon Ponds park. I finished 89th out of 197, results here, 6th in my age group, results here.

Oh, I think my $5 pedometer from Wal-Mart is giving me inaccurate readings. I think a walk from the Hawkeye parking lot and then up 4 flights of stairs is more than 22 steps.

I fixed the toilet in my apartment. I heard this water running and thought it was coming from another apartment. Well, after a couple of hours I found out it was my toilet. The chain had fallen off the handle and got caught. I pondered calling maintenance. But I got out a couple of tools and fixed it in 5 minutes. End of problem.

Fri: 6.2 miles, 49:50, 8:02 pace, Seneca-Titus-St Paul-zoo-pond-St Paul-Ridge, 60F, easy, into dusk, no stops, no pain. I ended working late, then had to get gas, go to the bank and Wegmans. So I didn't get out on my run until 7PM. It was almost dusk when I got back. My youngest son passed his road test ... though he did hit a curb on the parallel park between two cars. Hopefully, he will drive in Wayne county for a while.

Sat: A rest day. I did a little spring cleaning in my apartment, a lot more to do. I was going to go the Comedy Club in Webster but ended up watching the Knighthawks game off of the stream from the Knighthawks.net website, saved $18. Over 500 watched the stream in the 2nd half. The Hawks won 11-8 to get into the playoffs. I also watched The Express DVD from NetFlix.

Mini-Rant: People who take the elevator to go downstairs, people who turn right on red when there is a sign saying "No turn on red, 8AM to 6PM" ... especially when I am walking in the crosswalk with a WALK light!

Seen on the road: 1) Bumpersticker: Eat your Honey! A million bees can't be wrong! 2) License Plate: TLD YA on a Jaguar, 3) License Plate: RUN26PT2 on a white Neon, 4) Sign on a Blazer with rust by the tailgate: Thanks, Ziebart!

Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, April 5th to Saturday, April 11th

Flights (24 steps/flight)
Sun: -, Mon: 14, Tue: 12, Wed: 18, Thu: 13, Fri: 16, Sat: -

Steps:
Sun: 14052, Mon: 8302, Tue: 14902, Wed: 9089, Thu: 11077, Fri: 4079, Sat: 20077

I ran 4 times this week, 33.5 miles

Sun: 9.3 miles, 72:49, 7:49 pace, Spring Forward 15K, 40F, sunny, a little windy, no stops, no pain. I was 141th out of 378, link here, 15th in my age group, link here. I conquered the rolling, long hills of Mendon! I just put my head down and powered up them! Not a PR ... I must have had jet propulsion last year!


Sprinting down to the finish!
Mon: Rest day, couch potato at night watching the usual: Chuck, 24, Castle.

Tue: 6.2 miles, 50:44, 8:11 pace, FF Cobbs Hill run, 30F, cloudy, a little windy, easy, no stops, no pain. Just your average Cobbs Hill run. I took it a bit easy just to be safe with the half coming up on Sat.

Watched the usual: NCIS, The Mentalist, plus a little of Cupid. Watched the Fringe on hulu.

Wed: Long day: work, then a ride down to Ithaca College to see my oldest son's senior recital. A long day, long drive to and back from Ithaca.

Thu: 4.9 miles, 37:57, 7:45 pace, FF Social run, 50F, sunny, calm, fast, no stops, no pain. Faster than I wanted but I wanted to keep up with someone ... half my age. Mingled at the Social afterward.

Fri: Rest day ... just work, then lazed around.

Sat: 13.1 miles, 1:51:49, 8:32 pace, Cat's Half Marathon, 35F, sunny, a little windy, no stops except for water, no pain. My Forerunner 305 wouldn't start up so I went with a wristwatch/stopwatch. I missed the start by about a minute because I was still down in the Beach parking lot stretching. I heard something going on up on the road, ran up there, saw that the race had started ... so I started dead last. I passed slower runners in the first several miles and settled down into a pace of around 8:20 or so. Just ran up and down the Mendon hills with a headwind most of the time. I kept my head down when I got to a hill and just kept on running up, didn't stop on any hills. I finished 38th (misspelled name) out of 89, 3rd in my age group, link here.
Trudging into the finish ...
Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, March 29th to Saturday, April 4th

Sunday, March 29th to Saturday, April 4th
Month of March: 133.5 miles, 18 of 31 days, 7.4 miles/run
Year to end of March: 320.4 miles, 56 out 90 days, 5.7 miles/run

Flights (24 steps/flight)
Sun: -, Mon: 15, Tue: 11, Wed: 13, Thu: 12, Fri: 16,Sat: -

Steps:
Sun: -, Mon: 10229, Tue: 21400, Wed: 10627, Thu: 24272, Fri: 17250, Sat: -

I ran 4 times this week, 27.9 miles

Sun: 10 miles, 81:51, 8:11 pace, Seneca-Titus-St Paul-to the lake and back, easy, 1 stop at the lake, no pain, not as fast on the way back. The couch tried to suck me in but I fought it off and got out at noon.

I am not having much luck with the older laptops. Two of them went at once with the same symptoms which is really odd. They will not boot up, the hard drives are still good, thank goodness. Luckily I have two newer laptops from my various places of work.

Mon: Rest day. I took my car into RTR Enterprises in Palmyra to get my 'Check Engine Soon' light fixed and my March inspection. I have a rental from Enterprise in Newark. It was a Dodge Vibe with only 10K on it ... just a trifle less than my Grand Am's 219K miles.

Tue: 6.2 miles, 49:52, 8:03 pace, FF Cobbs Hill run, 46F, sunny, calm, a little hard, 1 stop, no pain. I needed a good workout ... trust me. 'Nuff said. My car will get fixed so it will pass inspection. What can you do? You gotta have a car to get to work. The TV ads for Enterprise say that they will pick you up ... which was true yesterday. Well, they were out of the office when I had to drop my car off ... so I had to hurriedly find a ride to Palmyra when I picked up my Grand Am.

Thu: 7.5 miles, 71:42, 9:34 pace, Mendon Ponds green trail, 60F, sunny, calm, easy, walking hill stops, no pain. A nice run through the woods. I didn't get as lost as last time ... progress!

Fri: 4.2 miles, 31:53, 7:35 pace, FF Happy Hour, easy and steady yet fast, 50F, light rain, no stops, no pain. A great run ... kind of wet, wet feet and fun, for sure! Luckily I was home before the heavy rain and wind moved in.

Sat: Rest day. I just lazed around surfing the web, listening to the wind and rain. Resting up for the Spring Forward 15K tomorrow. The runners who ran today I salute you!

Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, March 22th to Saturday, March 28th

Sunday, March 22th to Saturday, March 28th

Flights (24 steps/flight)
Sun: -, Mon: 8, Tue: 20, Wed: 14, Thu: 23, Fri: 24, Sat: -

Steps:
Sun: -, Mon: , Tue: 22312, Wed: 12399, Thu: 20293, Fri: 13829, Sat: -

I ran 4 times this week, 26.1 miles

Sun: 9.5 miles, 76:36, 8:06 pace, Seneca-Titus-St Paul-up to the Lake and back, easy, 38F, 1 stop, no pain. I slept in until after 9AM, then headed for a nice long run to the lake and back. Then I watched SU win the 2nd round of the NCAA against Arizona State. Sweet Sixteen! Go 'Cuse!

Mon: Rest day. Couch potato after eight ... Chuck, 24, Castle.

Tue: 6 miles, 48:30, 8:05 pace, FF Cobbs Hill run, 3 loops, 36F, sunny, calm, easy, 1 stop, no pain. Just your ordinary Cobbs Hill run ... powering up the hills, letting gravity work the downs.

Wed: Rest day. I got new tires from Dunn Tire, cha-$$$-ching. Kicked back, watched Transporter 3.

Thu: 6.4 miles, 60:49, 9:30 pace, Quaker Pond trail in Mendon Ponds, 48F, muddy, light sprinkle, some stops, no pain. The trail was quite muddy in spots, almost sucked my trail shoes off a couple of times. I got lost when I exited the trail. Luckily, I ran into a guy walking his dogs and asked for directions ... cuz I was headed in the wrong direction!

Fri: 4.2 miles, 32:15, 7:41 pace, FF Happy Hour, 54F, sunny, calm, 2 traffic stops, no pain. A glorious spring run. It felt great to run in shorts and a T-shirt! I got my second IT Band wrap from Ithaca Sports today. Now I have matching IT Band wraps.

I watched SU lose to Oklahoma, link here ... it was a bad day for SU to go cold from 3 point land. Then I watched KU lose to Michigan State, link here. The Newark girls also lost in their game in Glens Falls, link here and here.

Sat: Another rest day on a perfect spring day for running. Yes, I felt like a slug ... again. I spent some of the day trying to resurrect two of my aging laptops with no success. The hard drives still work but the laptops won't boot. My oldest laptop still works ... must backup its data tomorrow.

Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, March 15th to Saturday, March 21th

Sunday, March 15th to Saturday, March 21th

Flights (24 steps/flight)
Sun: -, Mon: 12, Tue: 16, Wed: 19, Thu: 16, Fri: 21, Sat: -

Steps:
Sun: -, Mon: 12825, Tue: 20601, Wed: 20596, Thu: 11273, Fri: 14295, Sat: 2152

I ran 4 times this week, 33.2 miles

Sun: 16 miles, 2:19:06, 8:41 pace, 26F, Seneca-St Paul-Stutson St-Beach-Edgemere, Easy, dawn to daylight, calm, no pain. A long run that raged out of control as I just kept on running to see what was around the next corner. I started out before sunrise and was on the Stutson St bridge soon after the sun rose. Then I ran down to Ontario Beach Park, up Beach Ave and Edgemere Drive until I decided to turn around at 8 miles. I ran pretty good for 8 miles, 1:05:48, 8:14 pace. I slowed down after 12 miles, 1:41:07, 8:26 pace. I really bonked after that. I didn't take any Gu or water so I ran out of energy, pure and simple.

After some rest, I took my oldest son back to Ithaca College. A long drive on a beautiful day.

Mon: Rest day. I signed up for the Spring Forward 15K on Sunday, April 5th, and the Cat's Half Marathon on Saturday, April 11th. Both races will be from Mendon Ponds Park through the rolling hills of Mendon. Should be fun! I changed my oil in my apartment parking lot using my new hydraulic jack.

Tue: 6.1 miles, FF Cobbs Hills run, 3 loops, 55F, sunny, calm, a little hard, 2 stops, no pain. Nice! Since it was St. Patrick's Day, I went out to the Otter Lodge for a wee bit of Guinness with some friends. The bagpipes sounded nice!

Wed: 7 miles, 74:05, 10:35 pace, Mendon Ponds green trail, 48F, calm, some sprinkles, no pain. I got lost a few times. I found out that running the hills during the daylight is just as hard as during the night. But hopefully it will strengthen my legs.

Thu: Went out to Six Pockets with a friend from high school who was in town from KY. I tried to tape Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice but no joy. I will have to watch them online.

Fri: 4.1 miles, 31:51, 7:46 pace, FF Happy Hour run, 32F, clear, calm, fast, no stops, no pain. I was tired and the couch tried to suck me in ... but I went out and did my run ... pretty fast too. I think I was running fast to keep warm! The final episodes of Battlestar Galactica were on the SciFi channel. I will check them out online. Let me just say ... I frakking enjoyed this series!

Sat: A rest day ... why do I still feel like a slug? Could it be that it's a beautiful spring day and I think I should be out there running? I also thought of the Rochester contingent that went down to the Hat Run 50K in Maryland. I went out to Newark to wish my daughter a happy 21st birthday.

The Newark girls basketball team won the class A state basketball title, link here.

Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, March 8th to Saturday, March 14th

Sunday, March 8th to Saturday, March 14th

Flights (24 steps/flight)
Sun: -, Mon: 8, Tue: 12, Wed: 20, Thu: 14, Fri: -, Sat: -

Steps:
Sun: -, Mon: 10849, Tue: 22436, Wed: -, Thu: -, Fri: -, Sat: -

I ran 4 times this week, 21.7 miles

Sun: rest day. Went out to the GVH club meeting for some food and beer.

Mon: laundry night ... not exciting but necessary so I could have clean underwear, socks and running clothes.

Tue: 7.1 miles, 58:54, 8:18 pace, FF Cobbs Hill run, 40F, 3.5 loops, light mist, calm, 2 stops, no pain. Gotta love the Cobbs Hill run! My knees ached a bit afterward. Maybe I need to run some trail.

Wed: 5.5 miles, 63:58, 11:38 pace, Late Night Gallop in Mendon Ponds, 34F, dark, muddy, windy, walked the hills, no pain. I don't know if I like running trails at night. I lost my pedometer somewhere in the mud of Mendon Ponds.

Thu: 5 miles, 40:10, 8:02 pace, Social run, 24F, calm, 1 stop, no pain. Started out slow, Pavel caught up with me and we picked up the pace. Nice time at the Social afterward. Now if I can just remember all the names!

Fri: 4.1 miles, 32:15, 7:52 mile, FF Happy Hour run, 30F, 2 stops, no pain. Started out slow, picked it up after I got my wind. I bought a new pair of running shorts and sunglasses at Fleet Feet.

Sat: I decided to take a rest day after 4 days of running instead of running Johnny's Runnin' of the Green 5 mile in downtown Rochester. From what I can gather, a good time was had by all. I went out to see my oldest son and father. I also enriched the local economy by shopping at WalMart, Walgreens and Wegmans ... gotta shop sometimes. I have a new pedometer now. My daughter had her own adventures taking a visit to see friends down at Houghton College ... wrong turns to and from!

Keeping active, Doug

Sunday, March 1st to Saturday, March 7th

Sunday, March 1st to Saturday, March 7th

Flights (24 steps/flight)
Sun: -, Mon: 23, Tue: 13, Wed: 20, Thu: 17, Fri: 16, Sat:

Steps:
Sun: -, Mon: 10089, Tue: 16365, Wed: 18334, Thu: 11234, Fri: , Sat: 22281

I ran 4 times this week, 36.3 miles

Sun: 12.6 miles, 1:47:45, 8:33 pace, 2 stops, up to the lake on St Paul + more, 22F, sunny, a little windy, 2 stops, no pain. I forgot to turn on my Garmin right away, I had 9.7 miles in 82:57. I used mapmyrun.com to estimate my mileage.

Tue: 6.1 miles, 52:52, 8:40 pace, FF Cobbs Hill run, 20F, a little windy, 1 stop, no pain. Cold with low wind chill. Brrr! But then again, any run is sweet!

Wed: 3.3 miles, 34:15, 10:23 pace, Snow Cheap #6, 24F, hilly and icy, no pain. I finished 49th out of 114, results here. My Facebook addiction saved me from missing the race. I came home, sat down, fired up the laptop, checked out Facebook and saw that someone was going to the Snow Cheap finale. It was Wednesday, 5:08PM ... I realized that it was Wednesday and that I had better get moving to make the race. It was a blast ... no snow but icy in the grove. I slid on my butt down one hill. Luckily someone loaned me a pair of Yaktraxs which helped out a lot.

Thu: A true rest day

Fri: I intended to run but my ex had car trouble so I had to go down to Ithaca College to pick up my oldest son for spring break. A long drive. So I felt I needed to do a long run on Saturday.

Sat: 14.3 miles, 120:52, 8:27 pace, run around the bay run, 35 to 45F, calm, some stops, no pain. I found out this run from the grtconline.org website, map here, plus people have recommended that I do social runs. It sounded fun so I did it. Basically you run around Irondequoit Bay with some big ups and downs on some little known roads on the west side (where you are right by the bay) and a long downhill and uphill at the bottom on Empire Blvd. I did shorten it a bit by heading all the way up Bay Rd to Lake Rd. All in all, a nice, pretty run early in the slightly foggy morning with a bit of sun in the middle. BTW, I saw some fishermen who started to walk(!) out onto the bay to go ice fishing ... a day after it was 60F!

I recovered by lazing around, spending time on Facebook, then watching the latest online episodes of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and Dollhouse. I did manage to get up and take a shower and get out of the apartment.

I went out and watched the Newark basketball teams in their respective sectional finals ... both teams were seeded 2 playing the 1 seed. I saw the Newark boys lose to Pittsford Sutherland, 40-41 at the Blue Cross Arena, links here and here. When I got there, Newark was down 0-10. Newark had its chances with several 2 point leads in the 4th quarter, plus an open 10 footer with 12 seconds to go that hit all parts of the rim twice before bouncing out. What really sealed their fate was missed foul shots in the fourth quarter. After a bite to eat at Wendy's I went out to the Gates-Chili high school to watch the Newark girls play Pittsford Mendon. They won 47-45 in OT, links here and here. It looked like Newark would win handily with a 10 point lead in the 3rd quarter. But Mendon held Newark to 1 point in the 4th quarter to knot the game at 39 at the end of regulation. It was close in OT with the winning basket by Newark almost at the buzzer.

Keeping active, Doug