Three Nice Runs

Thursday, May 14, 2009:

Seven miles on the hilly, grassy trails of a regional park. What a treat! I encountered exactly two other people, walking their dogs, on the whole run. Mostly I felt alone with the forest, fields, and critters. Pretty nice.

Time was 1:10:50, distance 6.9 mi, pace 10:15. Could be better, but I had a good time.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009:

There was a time when friend Jim and I ran together regularly, sometimes every week, even though I was slower. But lately my speed has dropped so low that we’re a rather poor match, so it’s harder to get together.

Today, though, Jim needed an easy run and I probably needed a fairly hard one, so the match was great. Ten miles on the Gateway trail, up to Pine Point Park and back. Very nice. Good conversation and a good pace. I didn’t bring my watch, but I suppose we were running faster than 9-minute miles when we ran, and we walked for about a minute at each mile post.

Monday, May 11, 2009:

Seven miles on the hilly, grassy trails of a regional park. What a treat! I encountered exactly two other people, walking theor dogs, on the whole run. Mostly I felt alone with the forest, fields, and critters. Pretty nice.

Time was 1:10:50, distance 6.9 mi, pace 10:15. Could be better, but I had a good time.



Quick Lunch: Organic chicken bratwurst with organic mustard, organic green grapes (first of the season), organic strawberries.