michigandering
saturday i took the day off from running to travel to michigan and play golf with my family.
sunday morning i went with my dad to stoney creek metropark for a long run. the park has a large lake in the middle of it with a paved path running around it. every quarter mile is marked and the path is heavily traveled by walkers, runners and cyclists.
initially, my dad and i ran a 2 mile out and back effort then did some stretching. we then headed counterclockwise around the lake at slightly slower than 10 minute pace. after our first six mile lap around the lake, i opted to run the next two laps on my own and headed clockwise back out with my ipod. by this time the sun was up and the temps were rising. i downed a gel at roughly 12 miles and the pace on my second six mile loop was around 7:45-ish.
i quickly downed another gel, refilled my water bottle and headed out counterclockwise on my third six mile loop. on my way out i was able to say hello to my dad as he was rolling in to finish his second lap. i picked up the pace a bit over my second lap and averaged 7:20-ish pace during the third lap around the lake.
after finishing my 20 miles, and walking a bit, i grabbed a mountain dew from the vending machine. i parked myself on a bench in the shade near the boat launch and watched folks putting their boats in the water. my dad finished his 20 miles and we waded into the lake up to our knees to cool down the legs a bit.
monday morning i got up early so i could get in some miles before heading back home. my route ended up to be an out and back effort that was a bit hillier than what i really wanted the day after running 20 miles. regardless, i mustered 7 miles in a few ticks over an hour and hit the shower.
this morning i rolled myself down comanche and pointed myself west down the glacial drumlin trail. on the outbound segment, i covered 3.5 miles in just under 31 minutes. inbound, i mustered the same 3.5 miles in a little over 28 minutes. with 7 miles covered, i hit the shower.
August – 239 miles
MTD – 14 miles
YTD – 1,378 miles
Odometer – 27,716 miles