Thursday, July 11, 2019

Black Lizard / Vintage Crime #17 for 2019...   "The Killer Inside Me", Jim Thompson's 1952 genius masterpiece.  

Early morning I rode the bike to and from physical therapy.  Despite it being only two-miles each way, and a very quick ride, I managed to get soaked on the way to treatment by a down pour that lasted only a few minutes.  What are the odds to get soaked at that short moment in time?

In the afternoon, I dropped DL off for her train to Chicago.  I'll miss her.

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

Bike to work and back, 11-miles for the day.

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

I made it back for another attempt with the Suffield Park & Recreation 5Km X-Country run at Bruce Park.

Positives:
  • Wonderfully friendly race organizers - and very positive as well.
  • Inexpensive Entry and Low Key.
  • Supports a great cause, Suffield Community Aid.
  • I finished again.
  • Competed at a faster time than week 1.
Negatives:
  • The left calf-muscle felt better than last week, but is still not exactly right.
  • I pulled my right hamstring a bit early in the race, which prevented me from using large strides.
  • The race felt a little better than last week, but by the end I still felt as though I was dying.
I hope to return again next Tuesday, as long as the calf-muscle and hamstring allow it.  27:32 was the finish time.  I'll take it.

Monday, July 8, 2019

Music 2019...

Effort #29,  "Bearing Witness of the Light", the opening piece from the Dark Heart Duo's "Summer Solstice Session" of June 21, 2019. 


Additionally, I rode back and forth to work on the bicycle today as well for 10.5-miles.

Sunday, July 7, 2019

Late morning run along the Metacomet Trail, Route 20 north, out and back for a total of 6-miles.


Saturday, July 6, 2019

Very hot, sunny and humid today.  McLean offered some shade, and no deer flies (still).  I wound around for 4.1-miles before calling it quits.

Friday, July 5, 2019

Third hot day in a row, the early bike ride to work was really nice.  Ride home wasn't too bad either.  Completed my third back-and-forth from home to work this week.  This has gone pretty well.

Figured I might as well totally suffer so I visited the Metacomet and ran 3.5-miles from Rising Corner to the Bowman's Club.  Bugs were bad, heat was worse.

Ducks trying to keep cool

Thursday, July 4, 2019

The year is now just half over, and we have Independence Day upon us.  DL and I took a walk around town in the morning, and I ran an up-tempo 3.7-miles at McLean Refuge between 11:00 a.m. and Noon.

Very warm day already, but humidity hasn't been bad.  No deer-flies either, so it was a great day in the woods for July in Connecticut.  

Managed the 3.7-miles in 41:12, for a 5.4 mph average.  Not fast, but after feeling the left calf-muscle pull again on Tuesday I wanted to get through a decent pace run without issue.

This guy almost passed me at 2.5-miles

Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Biked to and from work, for a total of 11-miles today.  

Tuesday, July 2, 2019

Suffield Park & Recreation 5Km X-Country run at Bruce Park.

Positives:
  • Inexpensive Entry and Low Key
  • Supports a great cause, Suffield Community Aid
  • I finished 
  • Ran under 30-minutes which was my goal
Negatives:
  • The left calf-muscle tightened up at about 3/4-mile
  • It's been a long time since I've raced shorter distance, and it came back to me that every step feels as though you're dying.
I hope to return next Tuesday, as long as the calf-muscle allows it.  28:04 is what I was told for a finish time.  I'll take it.

Monday, July 1, 2019

Took to the bike again, to and from work, for a total of 11.5-miles today.  The extra half-mile was added while on the ridge home, riding to Physical Therapy prior to home.

Sunday, June 30, 2019

Out early to beat the expected rain, I drove to Agawam/Southwick to run the Metacomet from Route 57 to Provin Mountain - the old home of Channel 22 News.

I managed to complete the run just prior to some rain, totaled 3.5-miles.

Quarry on side-trail, looking north

Quarry on side-trail, view south

Fire Tower on Provin Mountain 

Fire Tower on Provin Mountain

Later in the afternoon, once the threat of rain had left the area, I peddled 10-miles around Hill Street Loop on the bike.

Also, on this day in 2006, I completed my 33rd marathon, Tunxis II.  This was the second time in 5-weeks that I marathoned along the Tunxis Trail...  this time, I used the southern portion down to Satan's Kingdom.  My time was 6:06:30, and I had Tippi along for company.  It was her 9th completed marathon.

Tippi on top of  Indian Council Caves, along the Tunxis.
 

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Visited the Metacomet Trail from Phelps Road south, totaled 3.4-miles on my out-and-back.  The deerflies and just arriving - unfortunately.

Friday, June 28, 2019

Another "cross-training" effort.  I rode to and from work, 5.5-miles each way for a grand total of 11-miles for the day.\

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Day off to meet with the GE Rep for an air-conditioner repair.  

Afterward, I took a short drive out to McLean Refuge for an outstanding run of 3.7-miles (with no issues from the left calf-muscle).

Evening presented a trip to Greenfield, and the Root Cellar, to listen to some live music with J Evil.