Hope To Run Again Before End Of The Year

Road - Tread - Road workout..again !

Run To Gym -

Treadmill - 6 miles - 45:00 (7:30 avg.)

Run Home - * PR for this route.

Off the next two days, then begin a week of day shift.  Hopefully it will be a long time before I see a treadmill again.  Unless these dang hurricanes bring tons of rain, then I will have to use the tread again.

Run To Gym -

Treadmill - 6 miles - 48:00 (8:00 avg.)

Afternoon - 

It was about 94f out on this run.  Ran 5 times around the block.  Wanted to stay close to the house with the heat.  Left an ice cold water bottle at my mailbox and took a swig each time around.

Evening - 

So get this.  I was near the end of my run tonight, after 9pm and definitley dark.  And a voice calls out, it was a lady sitting on her front porch.  She says, "I like your new shoes."  I yell back, "Thanks, I must run by here a lot for you to notice that."  Then she says, "Oh no, they just don't smell bad anymore !"  Now come on, could she be serious or was she just joking around.  Could she really have been smelling my old running shoes?  But then again just a few blog entries ago I mentioned how that pair had become the rottenest, stinkiest, most foul smelling shoes I had ever had.

Tonight I wanted something faster than normal.  I warmed up a mile.  Then decided on 4 miles at 7:00 pace.  In the dark my sense of pace can get a little off.  So I depended on the Garmin right much.  The 1st 2 miles looked at the watch under every street light I passed by.  Was basically right on pace.  Next 2 miles I knew I was moving a little faster than the other 2.  So I did not look at it much more.  The 4 miles felt good, and had to work to maintain the last mile.  I could have held it another mile...maybe even 2.  Cooled down another mile.

 Another hot one today.  Cut the front yard grass.  The backyard has so much shade, bare spots, and moss there was no need to cut it.  Sweat a lot.  Decided to go to the gym for 6 on the treadmill, then pick the kids up from school.  My wife had a meeting tonight so my PM run was after 9 o'clock.

Treadmill - 6 miles - 45:00 (7:30 avg.)

Tonight's run was a fun one.  And I rarely have a run that I consider fun.  First of all I took it very easy.  I should do that much more often.  And second there was a live concert in town tonight.  It was close to wrapping up but I could hear it very well for my entire run as it echoed around.  When I first started there was a medley of slow songs from the 60's, 70's and 80's.  Then it was two songs back to back from Morris Day and The Time, Jungle Love and The Bird.

 My jungle love, yeah
I think I wanna know ya (know ya)
Jungle love
Girl, I'd love 2 show ya (show ya)

Oh-wee-oh-wee-oh

Alright, y'all got 10 seconds 2 get 2 the dance floor
And...

Wawk!

America, have U heard?
I got a brand new dance and it's called "The Bird"
U don't need no finesse or no personality
U just need 2 arms and an attitude and everybody sing with me
Come on now!

Went for a run after work today.  A small band of showers passed through town, courtesy of Hanna, about an hour before the run.  The temps dropped to the mid 70's, the the humidity was through the roof.

 Run felt fine.  My legs are tired now though.  I did a lot of work cleaning out our basement after dinner.  Unfortunately it has flooded twice before with 11inches and 6 inches of water.  Both were from hurricanes that passed near or over the area.  The basement is unfinished and it quickly accumaltes with "stuff."  Tonight I only needed to borrow a pick up truck and drive to a dumpster to take care of most of it.  But lots of up and down stairs tired my poor legs out.

 I hope the rain does not come down to hard.  I really hate the mess, smell, and dampness of a flooded basement.

Tropical Storm Hanna in the morning.  And a wedding to attend in the evening.  No run.  But it's ok, because my legs could use a rest.

End Of Week Shoe Mileage- 

Asics - 30.66

Saucony - 20.31