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August 25, 2004
Hurd Park Run
Running with Excited High School Runners
Today I scheduled a run with my nephew. I was nervous about the run because I had no idea how I would feel after my poor long run on Monday. My stomach felt better but I was feeling sluggish and I wondered if my pace would be horribly slow for my very fit nephew. He has been diligently running 10 miles a day to prepare for his sophomore year of the cross country season. When I met him I warned him that unfortunately I may be slow due to my long effort the day before. He surprised me by having his friend with him. His friend was very talkative. He talked more than I did on the run which is saying a lot. We ran a 4.6 mile run, out and back to Hurd Park. It was on the road the entire time. The temperature was perfect, nice and cool. The first half of the run was a pretty decent pace, around 7.30 to 7.20. The boys were very relaxed and chatting away. When we got to the turn around I told them I had to stretch out my quad which was tightening. On the way back we really picked up the pace and were probably running between 7 and 6.45 pace. It was fun to run back at a faster clip and to feel 90% better than I had on Monday. My nephew and his friend are definitely fit enough to make the varsity team this season. They have an alumni cross country meet next Monday. I am anxious to see the results.
After the run I took my nephew to the Run In in Rocky Hill to buy him some new running sneakers. His current sneakers are a disgrace. They are falling apart. We were the only ones in the store so my nephew got to take his time and try on about ten different pairs of shoes. He found a pair of saucony that were light weight and comfortable after about 30 minutes of shoe testing. The service was excellent.
I dropped my nephew off and wanted to squeeze in one more run before I met my brother and his wife for dinner. I decided to park the car at a trail run and just run out and back for about 12 minutes. It was an easy three miles that felt relaxed and comfortable. The trails were a bit rocky but very scenic, overlooking the CT river. When I was done I went to my brother's house and had a great home cooked meal of macaroni and cheese with a delicious green salad.
Posted by mary at August 25, 2004 12:55 AM
Comments
Mary
What great updates. Really fun to hear about C's training, etc...! Great to hear about your running...hope everything else is going well. Liz
Posted by: Liz at August 25, 2004 12:17 PM