Feeling Good

Another good stretch of runs over the past few days.

I took the day off after my 16 miler and followed that up with a Cow Harbor loop on Thursday.  It was relatively uneventful and my legs felt pretty good after my previous long run.  I kept it short since I had a train to catch for a lunch in the city.  Unbelievably good Steak Frites at Les Halles was my reward.  Friday was a mess weather wise in the morning so I wasn't able to get out which was disappointing.

On Saturday I dragged my nephew Craig out with me.  He hasn't been running much of late, so I took him into Makamah for a 5 mile loop.  As we ran up the access hill, we passed a woman who was bent over, brushing the ground with a towel.  Figuring she lost something, we stopped to offer our help only to learn she was looking for arrowheads.  Now, a friend of mine once told me these woods were filled with arrowheads, and to find them, you simply need to "think like an indian".  I'm not so sure what the indians would have found appealing along that particular stretch of pathway, but we found ourselves staring at the ground for the rest of the run.  Alas, no arrowheads.

On Sunday, I met Rick for one of our favorite long runs in Connetequot Park, out and back to the pine forest.  It's a great destination run as the old pines line up like soldiers in a field standing tall, with a soft cushion of needles underfoot that have built up over the years.  This winter must have been paticularly brutal for them as a number were uprooted and strewn about.  On our way back we held off a pack of high school runners, contemplating the excuses we would use if they did in fact pass us.  Fortunately, we were fast.  More likely, they took a different route.

On Monday I mixed things up a bit and did an evening run.  I dropped James off at swim practice and headed to Caumsett and took full advantage of the time change and extra daylight.  I had just enough time for 2 loops around, staying on the roadway the whole time.  Actually saw some familiar faces out running.

This morning was back to Makamah for another run (still no arrowheads!) with a sidetrip down to the beach on Makamah Road.

I'll do one more run tomorrow, probably Cow Harbor, followed by a day off on Thursday.  My plan right now is a 20 miler on Fire Island on Friday as running will be difficult this weekend with Y-States going all weekend long.  I figure I will take Saturday off, followed by an easy Eisenhower on Sunday prior to the start of the meet.

308 miles down, 192 to go...