We started on Wednesday, heading out for a nice 5 mile tempo (which really just means finishing 5 miles at the fastest pace I can handle - all my runs are tempos - why drag it out, right?!) I had a Clif bar not long before we left, it was overcase and just slightly drizzling and I felt FANTASTIC! But Boy, not so much! He had to walk at mile 2, and didnt pick it up much after that. We finished the 3 miles, but it took 37 minutes. Ah, better luck next time!
Date & Time: Wednesday, 10/20 @ 6:15pm
Distance: 3.0 mi
Time: 37 minutes
Weather: ~75 degrees, no breeze, cloudy, slight drizzle
We decided to give the legs a break on Thursday. The boy's legs, that is. I decided to do New Rules of Lifting, Stage 1 Day 2 - it includes several deadlifts and lunges..... So, today when we decided to take off for the hills (uh, that would be the bridge - HAHA!!) I didnt keep up so well.Here is Boy, strategizing? Plotting his revenge? Day dreaming of sitting in front of his computer with his TV? Who knows! This was on our way to the boardwalk to park - and I remembered to pay the meter today!!
I let him know ahead of time that I was not going to stop him for photo ops today and to go ahead and run ahead, dont worry about pokey Mom! "I'll catch up with you on the bridge" I said! Having complete confidence that the incline would kill him but not affect me! I am proud to announce that we both made it to the top and down the other side without slowing! Which means of course that I did not catch him!
He was kind enough to slow when he didnt know where to go, so I caught him around mile 2.5, just in time to turn around because the sun was going down and we had just enough time for a 5 miler....
The turn around is where I just couldn't go anymore. I later found out the east wind was kicking at 16 mph, combined with going uphill - NOT my thing today with my sore rump muscles! Not only that, but I was a dummy, all coffee and no water today and yesterday was leaving me cramped. Here's a picture of what I saw as I trudged up the causeway - do you see how far ahead of me he has gotten in just a couple minutes?!
I love him so much and I was so proud of him for powering back up that causeway I didn't catch him until the bottom of the other side! We stopped at 4 miles and walked the other mile back! Here he is on our walk feeling pretty darn good about his 4 miler!
Date & Time: Friday, 10/22 @ 5:30pm
Distance: 4.0 mi
Time: 43 minutes
Weather: ~76 degrees, 16mph gusts, sunny
I thought this was a heck of an improvement from Wednesday... So he got his "good boy" treat when we made it back to Starbucks! :D
I had to take a picture of the moon when we got home! Its so gorgeous and full tonight!
We are heading out again on Sunday! Stay tuned!
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