Running
Decided to make it a long run day on the LRT with an out and back. Felt good, but the last mile reminded me of a hot, waterless run a year ago π . Luckily, I had just enough today and found a working fountain at the end.
Had a great time exploring Sunfish Lake Park after getting something checked on my vehicle. Wasn’t really the plan but glad I had some running gear to go check out this out of the way park. Honestly, when on the trails I felt like I was no where near anything as I was all alone.
Decided to try to squeeze this run in after dinner (mistake) and before picking the youngest up from swim and dropping off the oldest at hockey. However, with the weather it was worth it! βοΈ
Just running in the rain today. Couldnβt avoid it as it rained all day today like yesterday so I decided to get out there and really it wasnβt to bad.
I probably should have done a really long run today but I wasn’t really feeling it so I set out for shorter. However, the cool overcast weather allowed me to go a little further than I was thinking I would which hopefully should set me up for some good millage this week (weather dependent).
Foggy morning today but still a great day for a run around Back Cove. I probably should have started earlier in the morning because by the time I got back I didnβt leave myself a lot of time to get ready and jump on a call. Thankfully I made it with a min to spare.
Thanks to the dog in the hotel this morning I had a 5:15 wake up vs when my alarm was set for a little later. However, since I was fully up I guess it helped me get this run in before work.
This route, well more specifically Mackworth Island State Park has been on my list to run to for a while now. It was very interesting roaming around that little park as it had a nice trail all around the outside. In fact there was a Pet Cemetery for Governor Baxter Dog’s. π€
Mackworth Island from Portland about where I started.
Mackworth Island and the connecting causeway
Civil War-era granite pier
From the Island looking back at Portland, the big ship in the background is where I started.
Governor Baxter Dog Memorial
It was a real nice day outside today so I decided to add a little bit to this run. Even with my tired legs I just keep pushing on.
The plan wasnβt to run today but seeing how my wider group at work is doing a step challenge I wanted to stay competitive. Looking at my watch I have been doing a lot of nothing today so I decided to get a couple thousand steps in in order to keep up. It was a beautiful night out so having that extra push was probably OK.
A meeting got canceled today so then my plan was to go out for a short run today after the long one yesterday. However, getting pressure from a company step challenge I decided to go my usual distance which actually felt really good until about the last mile was a struggle. Probably should have stuck with my first plan.
Utilized the cooler morning to get a longer run in this week as looking at my weekend there will probably be no time for such a thing. After yesterdayβs run, this one felt pretty good so glad that I didn’t try to push it yesterday.
Letβs just say this run I felt beat. Might have been working in the yard all morning before or the heat but either way I was glad to not have had a long run in my plan for today.
Got out for a short run tonight after a very busy day even though I was going to have the afternoon off. However, with the busy weekend I wanted to get a run in today not knowing what the rest of the weekend will bring.
It was a nice day out today for a run. Based on the rest of the week I think overall it will be a down millage week so I might try to do some more shorter runs when I have some time but it is probably ok to have a rest week instead of continuing to build miles.
Had a break in meetings this morning so I got this run in with the time I had. The only bummer when trying to squeeze it in like this I struggle to cool down quick enough before quickly jumping onto my next call.
Rain was the theme of this run today as it rained the entire time. I got less than a mile in and it then rained hard the rest of the time. I guess on the bight side my shoes got cleaned.