We got a half inch of rain last night (in about five minutes), and I decided to see what would happen to my favorite dirt road along the railroad tracks after a rain. Would it be muddy, or would the rain soak right through the soft sandy soil and leave a decent trail? For sure it wouldn’t be dusty, as it was last week. Answer: It was fine! Shoes did bring home a little wet sand, but that’s the worst of it. I met a train again, and the engineer saluted me with two toots. Love it. Do you suppose he’s actually trying to tell me to get the hell off railroad property? Naw. Anyway I don’t care. I wonder if it’s the same engineer who has saluted before.
Twelve miles, started at 6:00 am (after 5 ½ hours sleep), plenty of wildlife (mostly bunnies and birds), no problems. Slight pain in the left lisfranc joints, which were injured in a snowshoeing faceplant a few years ago, but this is not a problem. Nothing from the achilles tendon, knees, hips, plantar fascia, or muscles. Gosh that’s 33 miles in four days - I’m feeling like the myriad injuries are mostly behing me. Hope hope.
Splits: 9:17, 9:23, 9:22, 8:49, 9:39, 19:38 (2 miles), 9:06, 9:50, 8:35, 11:03, 9:29, total 1:54:10, pace 9:31. Not bad. Breathing was moderate, four footfalls per full breath almost all the way. It’s a masterpiece.
Saturday, July 19:
St Croix Valley Runners, five miles in 44:00, pace 8:48. Nice run with Doug and the rest of the runners, beautiful morning, 73 degrees with a decent dew point. This is good running.
Lunch: Beets, beet greens, zucchini squash, leeks, spring onions, ginger, tomatoes, coconut milk, turmeric, grape seed oil, brown rice. Most ingredients are organic. Topped with a sprinkle of parmesan cheese (not shown).
Don, great job on the train run and the splits. Also, the meal looks delicious. As always, thanks for your inspiration. Keep up the good work.
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