October 7th,  Sunday

Lamp-post to lamp-post……..

In the article below Galen Rupp talks about preparing for the Chicago Marathon .  Getting through the tough spots in a workout by pushing through one lamp-post at a time. That’s how I got through my sweltering three miles tonight.

https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a23585015/galen-rupp-before-2018-chicago/

Update: Rupp finished 5th in 2:06:21.  Sir Mo Farah of Britain won in 2:05:11

Arlene and I went to the boardwalk in Belmar on this sultry, summer like, October evening.  As we drove toward the beach, I remembered that the Liberty boys were planning a Sunday run on the boards that evening.  We caught up to the boys and Coach Engle on 19th street. I was able to congratulate the boys on their very successful run at the Shore Coach’s meet at Holmdel on Saturday. They ran 8 to 9 miles, Arlene walked on the beach and I ran 3 miles in 34:35 after a 30 minute warm-up.   (11:34 per mile)  I finished the run looking like I had taken a dip in the ocean along the way I was so wet with perspiration. I am also a little confused because it didn’t feel like I was running so much slower than I did on Friday when my watch was reading close to 9:00 per mile on the track.  I guess I’m just a track kind of guy.  🙂

It was a productive, pleasant and fortuitous evening

Happy, steady, positive stats….!