No.Scheduled.Races. I still have nothing scheduled for another two weeks, and I need to do some work if I'm gonna beat my 1:43 from Surftown last year. Thinking sub-1:40 for an "A" goal? Weather permitting, I'd also like to destroy my Nipmuck time of 5:45 with a sub-5:00 or better (It dumped rain last year!)...I also need to run a sub-6 mile soon, one of my 2014 goals...
Monday, 8-25 - Thursday, 8-28 - 0 Miles. The kids went back to school this week, and I stayed busy with them, had a construction gig midweek, took care of some things around the house, and got ready for Lori's birthday. Stacked a ton of firewood as well.
Friday, 8-29 - Waves! Finally hit the water with my nephews, and surfed for a few hours at the "K", which the Stormrider Guide lists as the longest left on the east coast. I've been surfing there for 20 years, and it's not a secret spot anymore, but today I caught it waist-chest high, and with only a handful of people out. Warm water, good crowd, and a lot of fun!
Saturday, 8-30 - 12-ish Miles (Road/Trail mix) - 3 separate outings:
#1: Dog Jog with Henry, 2.4 Miles. We did a bit more than usual and ventured onto more unmarked trails at the top of the road;
#2: Lake of Isles/Lantern Hill run, 6.4 Miles. I found a couple of hill segments at the LOI section of Foxwoods, where their golf course is, so I decided to give one of them a shot. Started at Lantern and ran through Foxwoods, and up the big hill toward the clubhouse. Ended up scoring the segment by 11 seconds. Made my way back to, and up to the top of Lantern Hill, and took a run at my "Top to Bottom" segment, which has had a couple of other dudes try it in the last week. Tied my best effort at a 3:56.
#3: Family Hike at Bluff Point, 3 Miles. I got Lori an UP24 by Jawbone for her birthday. It's one of those bracelet things that records all your daytime steps, etc...then at night records your sleep patterns and stuff. All the data transfers via Bluetooth to her phone app. She loves it!!! She set a 10,000 step daily goal, and totally hit it yesterday. Tons of people at Bluff, we brought Henry and he loved being able to meet other dogs and jump in the water. Great day!
Sunday, 8-31 - a.m. - 2.4 Miles (Trail/Road) - Arcadia trails with Jim and Nate. Jim's son Nate is another one of the black belt candidates, and asked if he could come along on a trail run, his first ever. Took them to the Beach Pond area, as it's not very technical, and I could make the run longer or shorter as needed. Ended up being 2.4.
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