I was hoping to put in an easy run Saturday morning but I woke up quite late already. The night before I was already feeling very tired even during our Friday night dinner date. When we got home, the kids were still up and wanted to play so I only got to bed around 11:00 p.m..

It was quite a hectic day as my wife got sick. I took care of her the whole day. In between, I helped my son with his schoolwork and I brought my daughter to the pediatrician. When I got back, it was almost 5:00 p.m., the sky was overcast and the winds were strong and cool. Perfect running weather! I was not sure whether I should run the day before the race but I wanted to make up for my missed mileage. I still lacked one more easy run for the week. I texted D and he thought an easy 5k should be OK so off I went!

This time J was not there to drag me at a breakneck pace. I ran very slowly. I enjoyed the run and weather. There were actually quite a lot of runners at the track and I wondered if they too were racing the next day and had just come out to enjoy the weather. By the time my run finished it began to drizzle and when I stepped out to have dinner with the kids it was already raining! Perfect finish!

Total Distance : 5.0 miles   Total Time : 53:00   Ave. Pace : 10:53/mi   Ave. HR : 129

We ate in Italliani’s buffet for dinner.

Pasta bar!

Pizza!