One would not think that driving sixteen hours to go any where would be a pleasure, but in this case it was the fastest and perhaps the easiest ride to our cabin in the UP. Now that the kids are older we require less rest stops and they amuse themselves with a combination of Ipods, Ipads and laptop computers. In addition our ride this year included several hours of song and whitty conversation.
Sunday morning I ventured out for my first run which actually turned out to be two 5K road runs. Since I have very limited speed work I was interested to see what I could "turn out" and I was pleasently surprised with runs of 23:35 and 23:05. Monday I headed out for a ten miler and almost turned back because I was cold, it's so nice to have fifty degree mornings in July. Yesterday I went out for a nice and easy eight miler to shake some of the soreness out of my legs.
Yes, I admit it my legs were sore. How often do the "road runners" tell me how sore they were after a trail run, well I guess the same applies to a trail runner venturing out on roads for the first time in months. Tomorrow I may "prep" myself for the famous "Run Your Bass Off" 10 K with a rehersal run on the course. My goal is to beat last years time of 49:09.
Weather for the most part has been great, today is somewhat overcast but Joe Sokol and I managed to get in eighteen holes, having the Golf Course almost to ourselves for at least half of the round. I played well for the first nine holes shooting a 39. Two double boggys (three putts) , one birdie and the rest pars, now only if the back nine had gone as well. No matter it was great being out there.
Later.............Mike
the business deal is a go!!! :)
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