Monday; Aug 8: A nice outing with Traysen around the neighborhood. We are noticing the mornings are a bit cooler and the daylight starts a bit later. Mileage today: 8 at an easy pace.
Tuesday; Aug 9: With the commute ahead, it was up n at 'em early with a weight lifting session of abs, back, and biceps and then out the door for a good 9 miler. I have decided I hate "squirrels." In particular, the fuzzy cotton tail ones! They wait on the side of the road til Traysen and I are right beside them and then they bolt across the road....which sends Traysen into a barking tizzy.
Wednesday; Aug 10: With an early start to the work day, it was a day off from running.
Thursday; Aug 11: Another early start today, but down to the hotel gym in Salt Lake for a good 6 miler on the treadmill.
Friday; Aug 12: An unexpected schedule change landed me at Mom and Dad's in Atlanta Thursday night. Good to see them if only briefly. I managed to get a quick 5 miler in the early morning not so hot part of the day.
A short work day allowed for another 6 miles on the treadmill. A good effort of 5 x 400 repeats with 1/10 recovery in between each interval. Also, managed to get a weight lifting session of abs and shoulders into the mix.
Saturday; Aug 13: With an 830am departure out of Charlotte, it was to the gym for a quick treadmill 5 miler this morning. These gym workouts can be a challenge on the mental outlook. They are typically a drab location with few or no windows, are often way too hot and the equipment can be "well used." I always look at the experience as it is better to get some type of run/workout in than nothing at all. Considering we pilots sit on our fannies all day, getting some form of exercise is really important, so putting up with lackluster gyms is not all bad. Adding some good tunes to the ears and sometimes a decent tv thingy attached to the treadmill makes the treadmill experience a bit better and the miles go by a little quicker. What I am always amazed at in these gyms with a central TV is that most folks will put CNN on and leave it at that! Oh Honestly, to each his own, but CNN provides the same "breaking news" segment til it is bashed into brain cell which has long since left the scene!
Sunday; Aug 14: Out the door at 6am for a 7 miler with Traysen and then another 8 miles on my own. As mentioned earlier this week, I have decided that I hate cotton tail "squirrels." Why? Well, they are all over the place and usually sit on the side of the road until Traysen and I are about 3 feet away and then they bolt across the road....all of this excitement sends the ole boy into a tizzy of leash pulling and barking! He calms down after a few minutes..and then usually only for a few minutes til the next little furry bunny scampers across the road...You know...I am not opposed to some rabbit stew!!!
Oh yeah, he's cute, but he would also be good in a stew pot!!! It's a rabbit...they mulitply rapidly!!!
Summary: A decent week of running with nothing to exciting. Just some basic miles with one long run, one interval session and two weight lifting sessions. The highlight was that the long run felt great with plenty of pep in the step and a genuine desire to run long. Total miles for the week: 55.0
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