the weather is here

After a couple of days of nothing but rain, the last two days have been wonderful -- sunny and in the 70's. Unfortunately it has been humid, but nothing compared to Indiana humidity. Yesterday I got out for a quick run - about 4 miles. I ran past the Three Sisters Lighthouses and to the Nauset Lighthouse and back. It was the official start to my marathon training. Afterwards we spent time just sight-seeing. Saw the Cape Cod lighthouse in Truro, Mass, went to a winery and did some taste-testing :) A great day. This morning was cross-training, so I took a bike out for a nice short bike ride (30 minutes), but about 15 minutes into my ride, I got a flat tire. So much for my Boy Scout training (be prepared). My cross-training for the day was mainly walking the bike back for a total of 65 minutes of cross-training. It is off to the beach today to relax. Eating lots of seafood and loving it!

running on the cape

Steph and I have been out on Cape Cod now for three days. It has been nice, eventhough it has pretty much done nothing but rain. On our first morning here, I went out for a run - nothing long - a short 4 miles. It was nice to be back and running out here. Today I had a 10k race in Chatham, MA called the Chatham Harbor 10k Run. What a great run - beautiful scenery, lots of rolling hills. For a guy from Indiana, I held my own on those hills and dropped a few of the locals :) It wasn't my fastest race by any means (8:17/mile average pace), but not bad for a course I didn't know, lots of hills, and a steady rain coming down.

foggy mind, foggy morning

I am tired. Another busy weekend (at least I wasn't at work). I am done pretending to be Tom Sawyer - my picket fence is finally painted. I mowed my yard last night - in the rain, during a storm...I have a sickness when it comes to my lawn - I am accepting this fact. The last two mornings I have woken up with a foggy mind. Ironically, the weather was mimicking my mind. I have found that running in the fog is kind of nice. It makes it that much more peaceful. For additional safety, I didn't run with music. It was just me, the fog and the sound of birds and frogs (I actually heard frogs in a pond I passed). Neither run was particularly long, each about 2.5 miles, but they did help get my mind clear -- clear-er at least. My next run will be in beautiful Cape Cod...

running through the fort

I got up early for a Saturday...couldn't sleep, so started doing things and then decided to get my run in early. I had a meeting on cabinets down in Shellbyville at 10 am for Stephanie's grandmother's house. I have been helping on the design and the building "process" since the fire back in early January. While it was a terrible thing to have happened, it has been a fun and interesting process to go through. The house is on schedule - unfortunately it won't be completed until early August...but it will be worth the wait. Anyway, I made up a new route to follow. It wasn't the most scenic, but it was different. I ran through the historic Fort Harrison proper - there is not much left and certainly not much to look at, but of course, the designer in me sees lots of potential. I ran from the back of my neighborhood through the East boundary all the way to the West boundary, all the while weaving through side streets. There was some nostalgia from the route, as some of it was the marathon course, but just a little. A good run, shorter than I wanted (only 6 miles), but I ran out of time this morning. Maybe I'll get another run in tomorrow? Depends on the weather...Happy Father's Day to all...

another early morning run

I wasn't able to get in all of my "normal" runs this week, but I did manage another run this morning. Quite a difference (almost night and day -- literally). While I ran Tuesday's run at 8pm, with it still light out, I ran this morning at 5:30 am, with it still dark out. I am hoping that work evens out and I can start getting my running back to a normal schedule...I am tired...