Back to Normal Temperatures

The heat finally got to me last week and this was my down week, every 4 weeks I am going to cut back, so I took Friday and Saturday off. Today I ran with my daughter Julie on the Rail Trail, 10.3 miles.
I got the Garmin 210 last week, so far it the watch is good but the interface to download my runs has not worked. My 305 was easier to use and came with more instructions. Although I like the watch itself better I wish my battery hadn't died.
Someone I know through Fleet Feet came in Saturday and I asked if he had run the Rail Trail since I saw him running last week. He said it wasn't steep enough since he was training for the Vermont 50. He Gareth runs 30 on Saturday and 20 on Sunday and has for the past 4 weeks to get ready for the race. Wow!
I just signed up for the Rochester Marathon in September so I will be running 4 marathons in 4 months. Never done it before and another Maniac I work with at Fleet Feet wants me to run 6 in 6 months so...

A Double on a Hot Day

Ran 4 miles at lunch and 4 miles after work. I love the heat but need to drink a lot more water. The Saucony Ride 5 may be the best shoe I have ever owned. My legs actually feel better after running in them.

July 2012

The past two Julys have not been kind. I am doing four things different this year:
Massage every week,
Acupuncture every other week,
Cushy shoes, Brooks Glycerin and Saucony Ride (8 mm), and
Trail running every week.
Last week almost half of my runs were on trails. I had to take two days off this week because of work, 12 hours on Sunday.
The humidity is down right now and I can even run after work, 5.2 miles today at 5 o'clock.

The End of June

I had a very productive week last week. The Fairfield Half went well, third in my age group in 1:49:03. I ran another 13 on the Rail Trail Friday for a total of 42.7 miles for the week. I feel strong right now.