July 28th

Interesting running this month....on a cruise ship. Temperature about 60F. Very brisk winds. A track that is 1/6th of a mile long. Had to run around it too many times to get over 2 miles completed. Lapped plenty of people either out for a stroll or attempting to run 3x around the track. I at least ran 3x on the cruise and also did 2 10 mile bike tours up some pretty steep inclines. I learned a lot about changing gears as well as a new healthy respect for road cyclists in the tour. Back to reality of running at home. Did about 3 miles today nice breeze, but still not enough sprinklers were on this evening.

June Races and Training

Last Wednesday I decided to run the local park Wednesday night 5k race. I also figured I should save some $$$ and become a member. So now I am an official card carrying member of the Long Island Road Running Club! The race went o.k. I noticed my time at the 1 mile: 9:32. I thought it must be a mistake since I was a bit sluggish. It didn't seem too hot...but I grabbed the water cup and tossed it on my head and ran through the sprinkler they had set up! I ran the 5k in 31:10. Respectable but I thought I was a bit slower than usual?? I came in 4th in my age group but really I was in the bottom 1/3 of the entire group of about 190 people. Guess we'll see what happens this week....it's supposed to be a heat wave.....98 degrees!

Where did June go?

I was trying to blog at least once a month.....but June disappeared. Perhaps because I became a grandma on June 8th when Jack Gabriel was born. Maybe one day he will get his sneakers on with grandma and go for a run! For now it is bottles, diapers, hugs and sleep and repeat.