Tuesday, 8-19 - 4 Miles. (Trail/Road) - 2+ Miles on Unnamed/Partially marked Avalonia Land Trust property near Lake of Isles, and 2 mile dog jog up the street and back. I know there are more trails out there, as there used to be a scout camp somewhere up there years ago...
Wednesday-Thursday - 0 Miles, working 12-hour construction days and taking care of sick wife who got diagnosed with Lyme Disease. Sonofabitch...I sure as Hell expected it to be me, if anyone, who got bit by a tick and subjected to that. Fortunately, she caught it wicked early, and got on the meds right away...
Friday - 0 Miles, back to school shopping with Lori and Soph. Wife doing much better! I.Hate.Shopping. The evidence for this would be my collection of awesome race shirts, and ratty jeans/shorts/hoodies, which pretty much sums up my wardrobe...
Saturday, 8-23 - 6+ Miles (Trail) - Tippecansett/Deep Pond trail loop. I start At the Roscoe Dexter Management Area for kicks, and also because I wanted to see if the white-blazed trail there connects to the Tippecansett Trail (It does). I make the connection, and loop around to Beach Pond, crossing the road and noting the large number of people enjoying the beach area. Continue onto the Tippecansett Trail, until I found the white blazes again. Good 4-mile loop, good parking, and great scenery...
Ferns! They're everywhere out here!
Deep Pond trail, mostly spider-free :)
Sunday, 8-24 - 7 Miles - (Road/Track mix) - Bunch of fun!
Quick recap: I got up early and made signs for my friends who were competing in the 1st Annual Rhode Warrior Half Ironman. My street happens to intersect the bike route at about mile 18, so I decided to tailgate! I packed up my signs, a couple of chairs, and parked on the route. I was able to get a mile in before the first biker appeared, with #2 rider 10 seconds behind. I had my signs ready and cheered and gave encouragement to every rider. Tough race! I had to use binoculars to identify everyone before they got to me, with helmets and dark racing outfits, and snapped off a few pictures with my phone.
Tommy came through first of my crew, followed by Jeff, BLS and Miss RWM, who gets special props for doing what I didn't even have the stones to do...I was pumped to see all of them!!!
Next? I had arranged to meet some of my fellow Black Belt candidates for a track workout, pacing checkup. I'm a decent pacer, and I can keep the kids and adults at an honest pace and tell them where they are, and where they need to be. Some have work to do, some are good, but I leave them with advice, words of encouragement and a realistic idea of where they are for the run portion of the test. Good stuff, although it was HOT at the track!
After that? I estimated some times and figured Nicole might be out on the run part of the race, so I drove down to the beach. Saw BLS, and fell in behind Tommy on the strip. I located Nicole, yelled out to her, and drove back to the start/finish to park (illegally!). Met up with BLS, and when Nicole made the turn, I decided to run with her for a bit. We chatted and I ran with her for the next mile, gave her a hug and sent her on the way. She finished like a champ!!! So proud of her! Called it a day and drove home, great day :)
Our own personal cheering section! You rock Crutch!! Nicole did it, I never doubted and I'm in absolute AWE!!
ReplyDeleteYup! I'm in awe as well - I didn't even consider signing up for that race!!!
DeleteYou are the best! I was crashing fast and you got me through a very tough part of the race. Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteYou're quite welcome! That was fun, and you did awesome!!!
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