tlz - Sunday, May 1, 2022 at 16:01:19 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Thank you, Mike! What a really nice thing to say. :) Let's see if I can have a good outcome at the 24 hour race on May 14th in NJ. Whole different ballgame. Lots of luck to you at the Spring Fling. It's a decent course if it's not muddy so I hope the rain is on the light side this week! Mon. 2 m walk/14:57 Tues. GYM + 2.5 m walk/14:21 Wed. 6 m/9:56 Thurs. 5 m/9:24 Fri. 5 m/9:24 Sat. 7 m/9:41 + GYM Sun. 5 m/11:51 Look at Thurs and Fri - I'm nothing if not consistent. LOL Those were 2 completely different routes and I had no idea I ran 5 them seconds apart until I just reviewed my Garmin data. Honestly, I don't think I could get times that close if I deliberately tried. Mindless running - how cool it can be. :) ceb - Monday, May 2, 2022 at 01:13:41 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Thanks Lee for your 4/17 comments! And Tracy, it still amazes me you can do those distances (50k) and look so well after crossing the line! Again, awesome job! Mon 4/25 4.2m 13:12 pace with Lee at the high school track in Newington Tue 4/26 4.0m 11:16 pace into town and back Wed 4/27 Thu 4/28 Fri 4/29 Sat 4/30 5.36m at 13:12 pace with Concord Runners on Estabrook Woods trails Sun 5/01 Walked for about 90 minutes at Cambridge's Mt. Auburn Cemetery with the CIMC meditation group Weekly summary: 13.65 miles So, I removed the image of the oil painter I met on the walk I mentioned. Not really sure if what he was telling me was accurate info about who he was. Anyway, I was going to replace the image with another one of the group I walked with but I'm just not sure about driving 33 miles to hook up with them again. It was easier when I lived closer. It was a fun day though. lrb - Saturday, May 7, 2022 at 15:43:41 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) ran Race in the Park https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8778060367 36:46 11:39 pace. Brent was 3rd in 60-69 and felt this was his best race in last 3 years. Christine went under 30 minutes (her goal). I placed 1st in 80s division. Brickyard tomorrow. Tray's doing wedding prep w/ Vanessa so won't be there. tlz - Sunday, May 8, 2022 at 22:35:12 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Mon. GYM Tues. 4 m/9:16 Wed. 6 m/9:29 Thurs. 5 m/9:52 Fri. 5 m/9:25 Sat. GYM + 4.5 m/10:02 Sun. 1.5 m walk/16:40 + 6 m/9:19 Starting to get a knot in my stomach at the thought of a 24 hour race. What was I thinking?! ceb - Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at 12:49:42 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Tue 4/26 4.0 m at 11:16 p Wed 4/27 Thu 4/28 Fri 4/29 Sat 4/30 5.36 m at 11:12 p Concord Sun 5/1 Mon 5/2 6.09 m at 11:16 p Tue 5/3 Wed 5/4 Thu 5/5 Fri 5/6 Sat 5/7 4.86 m at 12:02 p Concord Sun 5/8 2.06 m at 22:34 p walk and 4.85 m at 20:17 p walk Mon 5/9 Tue 5/10 Wed 5/11 4.0 m at 20:53 p walk Walking to play it safe with a sore right knee following the 5/2 run. MCT - Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 17:49:44 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Congrats Tracy and Jason on the Three Days At The Fair. Congrats Brent. Did you beat Bill Rodgers? Congrats to Lani on her half at Mystic. I saw the HMF finish time of 2:09. Today I ran the Mystic 10K for the first time. Saw many friends there who were doing one of the two races. I maintained 11:00/mile until hitting several small hills after mile 4. Finished at 1h 10m with an average pace of 11:13 pace. About what I expected. The HMF Mystic races is bigger than I expected. More than 1400 runners in all. https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8827639170 tlz - Sunday, May 15, 2022 at 23:58:31 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Busy race weekend for everyone - congrats to all! A good friend at 3 Days said to me, "I thought you weren't going to do any more 100 mile races." LOL And while I had no expectation of completing 100 miles in 24 hours, it's close enough (time wise) to be compared to a 100 mile race. I did hope to hit at least 90 miles to beat my 24 hour PR of 89.6. Oh well. It was horribly humid during the day on Sat., so pace had to be slowed, and then it rained for hours Sat. night, which created awesome macerated feet. LOL I really thought the 4th place female was going to knock me out of 3rd b/c while I stupidly ran in the rain, she did not. Then when I went to the tent to air out my feet and rest, thinking I couldn't possibly walk another step, she went back out when the rain stopped. I had maybe a 5 mile lead on her but at this point, there were 4 more hours left. And if runner #1 sits on her ass while runner #2 moves...It's amazing how the thought of losing your place can propel you to get your ass moving. I'm super happy to have placed 3rd out of 24 females. The top 2 females are mad talented with distances of 102 and 101 miles. Different league. Jason did awesome! His 2nd 12 hour race and he achieved his goal of 40 miles, beating his 1st race by 5 miles. I think next year Jason and I will both do the 12 hour! lrb - Sunday, May 22, 2022 at 00:03:27 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/8868246514 walked w/ Linda at Pistol Creek in Berlin this morning. This is a no longer used golf course. 1.5 miles at apace. tlz - Monday, May 23, 2022 at 01:12:55 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Recuperating from an upper respiratory virus all week. Disappointed that I didn't feel well enough to run the Spring Street Mile. Finally starting to feel half human again today. Mon. Rest Tues. Rest Wed. 5 m/10:12 Thurs. GYM Fri. 5.5 m/9:49 Sat. GYM Sun. 4 m/14:16 at Brickyard; 4 m/9:31 at home lrb - Saturday, May 28, 2022 at 23:51:43 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) 11:11 pace at Willington PTA 5K this morning. I know that's pretty slow but, hey, it's faster than I've been running. tlz - Tuesday, May 31, 2022 at 01:18:38 (GMT) (subtract 4 for local time) Lee, 11:11 is way faster than you've been running - awesome job! My week: Mon. GYM + 14.20 m bike/13.8 mph Tues. 4.25 m/9:59 Wed. GYM Thurs. 6.25 m/9:47 Fri. GYM + 2.5 m/9:24 Sat. 6 m/9:42 Sun. 27.75 m bike/13.4 mph Slow start to biking season. On Sun, Vanessa pointed out that I was in the wrong gear the whole time. My legs felt so dead. LOL