July 30th,  Saturday,  2:00p.m

…don’t fall down.

It has been a goal of mine since we moved to Jackson to complete the legendary 5 mile run around the Manasquan Reservoir.  Since the Liberty boys cross-country team had practice at the reservoir this morning, I thought it would be a good time to reach that goal. When I arrived at the parking lot at 10 a.m. the boys had already completed their workout, and were heading home.  Coach Todd and  Coach Jim were still there and greeted me kindly but informed me that I was 2 hours late for practice.  So I set out alone to complete my task. I was determined to finsh the 5 mile circle of the reservoir even if I had to walk parts of the loop.  Time and speed were not a factor in my mind today. I essentially jogged the first 3 miles because there were some extended sun-drenched portions.  Somehow I got sidetracked and round up running an extra half-mile.  Then on the final two and a half miles I ran a series of 10 x 75 stride surges.  I have concluded by trial-and-error that 75 strides equals approximately 100 meters. I believe the total effort benefited by aerobic base and leg muscles as well. I will probably need a very light day tomorrow after 10 miles in 2 days.

Good workout and goal accomplished!

Happy Saturday!

Stats –

I-Mad – 0

A.m.HR -54BPM

Weight – 152#

Sleep – 6.5 hours   Not enough!

Workout – 5.5 miles with 10 surges