Saturday Jul 14 |
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| A very fun paddling trip on the Charles with Seabass, Caroline and Joe. Out for a little over an hour with some tomfoolery. I was definitely working harder than Seabass.
Tried to go to a crêpe place, it being Bastille Day and all, but my sister's pick is apparently no longer in business. Then she suggested a sausage place down the road, not that sausages have anything to do with Bastille Day in particular, but because this place was supposed to be run by this Fenway sausage dude and anything having to do with Fenway or the Sox is a good thing, French or not. Well, that place is now a Subway, so we had to "settle" for pizza, which is never really settling in my book. Yummy. |
Friday Jul 13 |
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| So, wow. Feel totally dead and spent. In MA now, travel day yesterday. We (me, my sis, and Seabass) had contemplated running a 5k this evening in Lowell, but I'm dragging my feet around today. Not sure what's up. A week of fun finally catching up to me? Wait, that doesn't make any sense, a walking fun machine can't get tired from having fun. But I have no other theories.
My friend Joe had a true AOWN moment yesterday, as he saw a wild turkey pecking at a building in Kendall Square. Pecking! In Cambridge! |
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Wednesday Jul 11 |
| Running 1:09:00  6.9 mi (10:00 / mi) | |
| shoes: Kayano XII (pink) |
| Time for another loosening run. Unfortunately, Amy does not run in the "heat", and she had "work" to do for "school", so I had no chance for a tour from the brilliant and knowledgeable walking tour guide and decided instead for an exploratory solo run around Central Park. Good times. The heat from the previous days has broken and today was much more pleasant - overcast, about 80, and with an occasional cool breeze. Despite this, I was very sluggish. Don't think it's still tiredness from the weekend, I think it's hydration. Been walking tons and perhaps not drinking enough.
Most interesting observation was the studly guy trying to impress his girl by taking over the oars on their little row boat. Only it wasn't very impressive because he was rowing backwards. Now, I'm no boat expert, but I do believe one end is pointy for a reason.
I also found myself being passed by the same (fast) old dude a few times. The third time that happened he accused me of following him, which is just silly because obviously he was following me. Not that I could blame him, I'm sure I make a great carrot. He started showing me his new toy, a ForeRunner 305, and then mentioned that he was having trouble with it. So I sped up to old dude speed and shared some of my FR knowledge and then said goodbye and slowed back down. But after that I felt much better and was able to be a bit more sprightly myself. Guess I just needed to shake it out a bit. |
Tuesday Jul 10 |
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| Been walking a lot. Sticky out. Doesn't feel hot it but it should. Body feels normal, which is of course some form of hotness to most observers.
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Monday Jul 9 |
| Running (dirt) 26:00  2.36 mi (10:59 / mi) +10m 6:45 / km | |
| slept:8.0 shoes: Kayano XII (pink) |
| I wasn't planning on running today at all, but my feet seemed to have miraculously fixed themselves to a perfectly usable state overnight. How could I put off running in a new place? I'm in Manhattan, staying with my friend Amy, who recommended Riverside Park - very close, and it offered dirt. And it was lovely. My legs, though not nearly as stiff and sore as I expected them to be, were really only going to allow for a nice slow run. Temps in the low 80s and a bit humid but not too bad. No snakes, cute or otherwise... just a lot of people with their dogs. |