3 runs, one posting

Ok, this is now becoming a habit, and a bad one at that. To my defense, I've been traveling and working a lot of hours.

6 in Jersey

The weather warmed up in Jersey for my second run. So my poor choice in winter running gear didn't come back to haunt me on my second run. The run went well, but I do have one observation: my never-fail GPS that I use in Arizona has yet to work in New York and New Jersey. I've tried it three different times and all three times it failed miserably.

Mental note on the run. It doesn't work well when you lead a group of 30 for an all day development program (which usually wipes me out), then run 6 miles, then take a very quick shower before heading out with a client for dinner. I made it through the appetizer (fried pickles, which was surprisingly good) before I bonked hard. I have no clue how I made it through dinner, but Kurt was very helpful at carrying the conversation.

3.8 on a treadmill

They finally fixed the treadmill at my hotel, so I cranked out a quick three...after an all day training session with 36 people and before a dinner...Ok, so I'm a slow learner. But the 3 went well. I cranked out a few 7 minute miles on the machine. The only disheartening part of this run was when I looked at myself in the full length mirror during the run. 7 minute miles feel very fast, but the mirror says otherwise. Oh, well.

Skipped the long run this weekend:

I got home late on Saturday and, after a week of 1-on-2 with the kids, Mary was not thrilled about my desire to disappear for 2.5 hours on Sunday morning. I quickly readjusted my plans and stayed home with the kids while Mary went out on the town for the better part of the day. I'm good with that. I love her and I plan to be married to her forever, so what's one long run in the grand scheme of things, yes?

8.5 on Monday.

I can't remember the last time I ran on a Monday. I'm usually recouping from a long run. This morning was wayyyyy cool, the Leonid Metor Shower is in full glory today and tomorrow just before dawn. I was able to see around 8 killer meteors streak across the sky. Nothing makes a run move a long faster than actively lookng for your next meteor. If you get a chance, you'll see them again tomorrow morning. The only drawback is that the moon is a gibbous right now and directly overhead in the morning, which means that you'll only see the big metors.

Ok guys, get back to work...