running

On the hotel treadmill, boring. Pretty slow but that was the plan. 

Don't usually count the odd tents of a mile but it was uphill. I want credit.

Run today was incredible, I am on vacation and watching the sunrise over the mountains was amazing. I was almost crying with joy just to have the opportunity to see that.

Other thoughts: why am I not doing Lake Placid ironman? Seeing some of the other folks out there today made me annoyed that I decided not to do it. I realized a few months ago that I couldn't both train for ironman and also run a boston qualifier. So I made the runners decision. Maybe next year.

Up and down the hills. Nothing fast, just putting in the miles. Everything feels good.

Nothing fast, too many hills, cars and other people. Part of the run might have been one of the top 10 places I have ever run except oft the traffic which dropped it way down the list.

A couple of 9 min miles. Felt good and easy. Now that my distance is up where I want it and the body has adapted to it I need to start working more on speed. That probably won't happen in the planned and consistent way I want it to until done traveling in mid august.

Other thoughts. There are lots of young thin and very fit looking young men and women wearing the blue wrist bands that signify they are doing ironman on Sunday. That doesn't bother me one bit. The ones that bother me are the folks who aren't so fit looking. If they can do it why can't I. Well the simple answer is because I didn't devote the time to it. Still makes me angry that I can't do everything. Full time job, 4 kids, train for marathon. No time to add significant biking and swim time. Will shoot for next year.

Decent run. A couple of 9 min miles. Hard to do more than that with all the hills, cars and people.