April 11th Monday 8:30 p.m.

All day long I thought it was Tuesday. Very confusing..

Today my finger is feeling better and healing nicely.  The wind was blowing at 25 miles per hour this morning on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City.  So I chose to head back to Jackson.  The weather forecast a 65 to 70 degree day and light winds at the Horse Track. Got all the household work taken care of and headed out to Home Depot this morning to order vertical blinds for our condo.  Then we had lunch at the Shore Diner.  Got home in time to prepare dinner for nephew, Matty O’Rourke, who was coming over to prepare our taxes.  Well, you see, it’s Monday not Tuesday , and so Matty isn’t coming until tomorrow.  Now we get to the workout.

I did not preheat my lower legs today so I took an extra-long warm-up.  The warm up consisted of two miles with 1/2 mile walking and one and a half miles slow jogging all with sweats on.  My legs didn’t feel too happy, but I set out to do two or three CQ miles.  I continue to be amazed at how long it takes a 73 year old to fully dilate and be completely wide open aerobically!   My first CQ mile was not too comfortable, at 9:37.  Then things seem to get easier and I checked my watch and I was running at 9:05 pace for the second mile. This got me pretty excited! So I started to entertain the thought of running the third mile under 9 minutes. My energy seemed to ratchet up as I proceeded. The final 1 mile was in 8:44.  I was a little breathless afterward but totally satisfied with a solid workout.   The final 200m was at 7:30 pace.  Walk then jog for Half Mile and headed home.  I am loving the cinders!

Ice, chocolate milk, a bowl of Arlene’s  homemade soup and a Goose Island IPA    Perfect!

STATS

AM HR –  55BPM

I–Mad     3.5       A little tight

Weight  –  #153.5

HR Post Run  –  132BPM

Workout – Covered 5.5 miles      2 in 26:00

3 in 27:33               9:37,     9:13,    8:44

Asside:

I noticed my heart skipping a beat every 4th or 5th beat while I was taking my pulse  at the end of the workout today. This is the second or third time I’ve noticed this when I have pushed myself to an elevated heart rate.  A doctor told me this awhile go after I had a colonoscopy that I had an irregular heartbeat.  He said it isn’t a problem and not to worry about it, but I should know that it is a fact.  I have not noticed any heart issues as I ran for the last 5 years,  but I think I’m going to do some research and maybe ask my doctor the next time I am in for a check-up if I should worry about this issue.