dirty bird
i took the day off on monday, from running and work. my youngest has had a virus and wasn’t up to going to the sitter. we stayed home and watched the boston marathon…live. she slept through the early stages of the race but was awake for – and watched intently – the final miles of the womens race. two ladies battled their way through the final miles with one narrowly winning by 2 seconds at the finish. after watching the mens finish as well as lance armstrong’s effort, we went outside for some fresh air.
i brought along some gear today and ran 5 miles at lunch. temps were in the mid-50’s and it was raining a little bit. some other guys in the locker room opted to stay indoors just because of the rain. i guess they’d melt. the only real significant thing that happened was that i narrowly dodged being "bombed" by a bird that was perched in the tree as i ran under it.
some other random thoughts…
- running 6:28 per mile for 5K after 20M at ~7:40 per mile isn’t too bad…even if i got stuck with an official time of 20:00.
- bill, my nemesis from the Racine 30K ran the 5K at just under 6:00 per mile. in hindsight, i was smart to take him out fast at the 30K last year.
- saturday’s 20M + 5K effort put me over 27,000 miles on my running odometer. talk about doing it in style!
- you can read ryan’s thoughts on the 20M + 5K at Race report: How not to prepare for a race
- i’m not sure what i’ll race next…either the Ice Age Trail 50K on May 10th or the Green Bay 26.2 on May 18th.