Summer of '69

You know how the say smells can elicit memories? It's true. I got a strong whiff of Skunk today!! Man did that put me on guard! I remembered the summer of 1969. We, my brother Rick and me, would wait until the folks were asleep then scurry out our bedroom window. We'd hook up with Eric, Jeff, and Paul, we were a "gang"!

Off to the golf course to get driving range balls, of course we did other things I'd best not publish....ahem...it was on that golf course I caddied every weekend in '68 and this particular Summer. I still remember one of the guys yelling.."What's that!" I turned just in time to see the back end of a Skunk fast approaching us! It was getting ready to spray! We took off and made a narrow escape but the smell was thick in the still night air!

That was the summer I went to The Boy Scout National Jamboree, where I saw Neil Armstrong step foot on the moon. The Summer we heard about Woodstock and fell under the influence of flower power! Those were the good ole days! All from a whiff of Skunk!!

Totals-5.41 miles at recovery pace. Now over two days off! I ought to be rested!

Hope you have a great weekend! Good luck on the race, Marlene, Peace all!

Rainy Day!
Amazingly I seem to be recovering from this bout with a cold rather quickly. I decided to take another day off with complete inactivity. Just the normal day to day stuff. It is really atrocious weather-freezing rain and extreme winds. So needless to say it has been a nice four day respite.
However, I am truly determined to break four hours in the marathon. This is my goal and my desire. So a little oasis in the midst of hard training can't hurt. I will probably chalk this week up to training by resting. Then next week I will return with a vengeance!
I have been reading many other running blogs and I wonder sometimes the purpose of this activity, but I do see a really cool community of runners. I hope this blog could be of some value to someone besides me. I have found that this blog motivates me and so do other blogs. I have found people that share common circumstances, hopes, and hurts. I look forward to the posts ahead.
Peace

Recovery-

As I age I have realized the importance of recovery. So today I will rest and not run. The roadways are still ice and snow covered with more freezing precip on the way.

I am now, finally after all these years, considering my diet more carefully. I need to consider intake that will help my body recover and rebuild better after hard efforts like yesterday. Man, am I sore! Running on ice works so many additional muscle groups! So after a long, hard effort, what's the best refueling meal? Not the twizzlers and coke I had while running errands after yesterdays 11.8! I can't help it! I'm a sugar addict!

The weather shows we may climb above freezing tomorrow so the roads will thaw out and I can keep my mileage base in the 25-30 mile range. I am seriously thinking about a marathon rather than the half for March. There is "Little Rock", "Eisenhower", or "Olathe". I am leaning towards Little Rock because my youngest son, Evan, goes to College near there and we could make a visit out of the trip. However, I can't let it be all about me! As Mr. Miyagi would say "Must keep balance."