Monday - Charlestown, RI - 12.1 miles
Took the dog out early for a few walking miles. I am working from home on Mondays so at lunch I went over to Green Hill. Ran a bunch of dead-end roads I had never been on and then a bit of the beach before heading back to the car.In the afternoon Ezri and I went over to Chariho High School for the first in their series of summer fun runs. While I'd love to get down to WTAC's in Westerly it doesn't really jive with my hour commute. But since I'm working from home on Monday's this one works out well.
I tried to convince Ez to run the 1 mile but she was determined to run the 3 mile instead. So I jumped into the 1 mile and gave a solid effort. It's a mix of track and cross country grass and I eeked out a 5:50 which I was happy with. Then I ran the 3 mile with Ezri. She finished in a solid 34 minutes which included scooping up the orange cones along the way.
Tuesday - 0 miles
Ab Ripper X (15 minutes)Wednesday - Seekonk, MA - 6 miles
I dutifully went over to the Seekonk High track for Workout Wednesday. I must say that trying to do these workouts in the noonday sun is not much fun. That said I ground out 8 x 400s. Average pace was 88 seconds and I was pretty wiped by the end. Cooled down on nearby trails. I saw a bunch of people wandering the woods for Pokemon which was pretty funny.Thursday - Seekonk, MA - 6 miles
I planned to venture over to the Seekonk library for easy trails at lunch. Of course it started downpouring not long before I left. I went over anyway and had a great run in the pouring rain. It was still very warm so I was really enjoying myself even though I was soon soaked to the bone. Lots of standing water on the trail but I just splashed through. A super fun time.Friday - 0 miles
Family camping trip to New Hampshire. After a day of driving and setting up camp there was no time for a run.Saturday - Woodstock, NH - 13.4 miles
I set out for a morning run from our lovely campsite situated along a crick. I found some nearby roads that went up into the hills and followed a bunch of them to their conclusion. Big climbs! I love New Hampshire - the houses are a mix of shanties and mansions. Seven miles total and I felt good on the climbs.The weather was originally going to be worse today but then this morning it looked liked Sunday would be the worse day. So we decided to hike today - I picked Osceola as I got Ezri a 4000 passbook and I knew she's be excited to bag one. We didn't get going until 11 AM and there were so many cars at the trailhead. We took our time and Ezri did great. Lots of folks at the summit. Amanda and I were running out of steam on the way down but Ezri lead the way. My morning running plus hiking Osceola finally caught up to me. As we went down I saw local trail master Ryan Welts ascending on another epic 45 miler. Makes me want to come back up here and try something longer.
Sunday - Franconia, NH - 1 mile
An easy day for us after yesterday's hike - we just wandered around the Basin in Franconia before heading over to North Conway for some food/shopping. Then the long drive home.
Weekly Mileage: 38.5 miles
Year to Date: 517 miles
Any week that sees me in New Hampshire is a good week. I tried to convince Amanda we should move up there but she wasn't interested. I'll have to plan another adventure up there soon! Also finally passed 500 miles for the year! I'm feeling healthy so now it's time to just keep extended those long runs and get in that weekly mileage.
"Any week that sees me in New Hampshire is a good week. " - well said.
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