I am currently in Boca Raton enjoying some R-n-R from everyday life up north. I've gone to the Marlin's opening day game, the beach, the pool and a few runs.
Tues morning 9:00, the morning after I got here, I strapped on my MP3 Run gadget and headed out the door- alone! It felt good to be on the road as I bopped away to my music. Down the street and around the corner right into the sun! I was quickly becoming fatigued with the sun beating down on me. I hit the 1.5 mile mark and I didn't know if I could make it back. I put down my 16 oz Gatorade thinking that the weight was tiring me out, not! I had to do a walk, jog for the rest of the 1.5 mile run back. I got home feeling defeated but determined to get out the next day.
Wed. morning I decided I would go on my run in the evening hoping that after eating and fueling up all day I would have a better run. Wrong! Again, almost the same spot I deflated and had no fuel to keep running. I didn't have to walk as much on this run but it still felt crummy. I skipped Thurs and Fri.
This morning, a little skeptical, I headed out at 9am
O for my "long run". Long meaning running more than 3 miles without walking and dying. I decided to try a different route. The air was crisp and the temp was in the mid 60Fs. I started out very slow, clocking the first mile at 10min 30secs. The second mile felt just as good as the 1st and I was able to quicken the pace slightly. I ended up running 5.1 miles in 51.32. A bit slow but I got in a good run. I felt strong the entire way and I was able to clear my mind and just enjoy the weather and scenery.
The rest of the day was spent by the pool teaching DD how to swim and later getting to catch some rays while she caught some z's.
Only 2 more days in paradise.

So I made a commitment to myself on Sun to get out and make running part of my weekly routine. So enter double ear infection for the darling daughter just to put a little wrench in the running plans. On Wed, the weather was gorgeous-63F at one point. I had the windows open trying to air out the germs!

I decided to IM Dianna and see where she was heading for her run. As luck would have it I caught her just in time and we decided to meet up for a run together, ear infections and all. Tough to find a babysitter when you have a sick kid, so she was coming with us. The fresh air will do he good. Maggie was very happy to see Dianna and wanted to know immediately if they were going to do glue. (Dianna has become known as the craft lady when she babysits my DD) Anyway we were off and running and the pace felt a little fast but I managed to keep up and get out a few words here and there in between heavy breathing. Dianna took over pushing the stroller for about a 1/2 mile to give me a break which was much appreciated. Toward the end of the run Miss Maggie began complaining of a tummy ache so we had to stop and check on her a couple of times in the last .25 mile. Oh well, didn't effect our time too much as we finished just around 32 min for 3.5 miles. I packed up all my "stuff" and wished Dianna luck on the last 1.5 mile of her run. While putting the jog stroller away I lost a nut and spring and rusty washer so I quickly scrambled to get all the pieces off the ground but it looks like the stroller will need some repair. It is now sitting in FIL's machine shop for repairs.

With that said it looked like no running for the rest of the week. Not to get myself down I compromised and used the rickety, squeaky stroller and met up with my girlfriend for a 4 mile power walk along the Quinebaug River. It was another nice day and we enjoyed our walk at a good pace- even broke a sweat. So here I wait to hear the prognosis of the jog stroller.
So far this week:
Sun: 3.1 mile run
Wed: 3.5 mile run pushing stroller
Thurs: 4 mile power walk, 51:40