April 12,  Easter Sunday

“Some of the world’s greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible.”   ~~~Doug Larson.   Don’t know why I chose this quote for today. Has nothing to do with this post. But I really liked it.

The O’Rourke family just finished a wonderful, homemade Easter dinner.  This is just a bonus of the quarantine world we live in now.

I have been getting some serious work done over the last few days. Friday I spent the day running about two and a half miles with Gracie and adding 15 + speed segments along the way. One of the problems is that when I start running quickly Gracie starts running even faster. The result is that she pulls me along at speeds that are not really safe for me. But I think I’m getting faster. LOL.  On Saturday my legs were predictably sore, so I went on the bike for 7 miles.  I added a 1-mile run with Gracie afterwards including a few speed segments. Today I ran 4.5 on heavy legs. The first 3.5 were quite a struggle and quite slow. Then about 40 minutes in I began to pick the pace up.  The final mile was better. Then I took the dog for a one mile recovery walk which was badly needed. Tomorrow will definitely be a non run, non bike day. I am planning to do that playing card workout which I will describe tomorrow after it is done.

Stats-

Weight  =  147lbs. !!!

Diet = 9

Sleep = 9/10 hours average

HR = 54bpm

Legs are  developing some random aches which is why I need a day off tomorrow. I feel quite strong aerobically and you would be going a lot further on my runs if I didn’t see her doing some damage to my legs. I guess that’s just an old man thing that I have to tolerate.