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Weekly Run Down for 6.4.23-6.11.23: And so it was supposed to end


My free 12 week membership to the YMCA has come to an end (or so it was supposed to..)

I definitely took advantage of this opportunity and used the machines there most mornings.

FYI:  Correction. I am still going to the gym.  If you read my Runfessions at the end of the month, you’ll find out why.

Last Week —

  • Sunday – Rest Day but unfortunately too chilly to go boating.

My hubby played tennis and I did LOTS of weeding and planting…

Then I decided that I needed to see a real garden so I went on a road trip to the Berkshire Botanical Gardens.

many more pics on FB and IG

Many of the plants were not in bloom yet.. still a relaxing way to spend the afternoon… followed by a visit to my favorite ice cream place.

  • Monday – A chilly morning (40s) so I knew that it wouldn’t be too warm to postpone my run until after work.

I was able to still use my gym membership… a positive start to the day.

Since I had not done my long run on Saturday (because of the 5k race), I forced myself to get 6 miles done…

a slog on this one… pollen… smoke…

  • Tuesday – Until I need to run before work, I’ll go to the gym then..

fires up North made the sky still smoky and the sun eerie…

Today was a scheduled rest day so I met a friend to walk after work.

A funny story attached to this walk.  My friend and her hubby recently visited Cape Elizabeth in Maine… she was telling me about a lady they talked to on the beach for a while… her name was Joan and she said that she was injured but used to run… When my friend got home, she googled her and found out that she ran in the Olympics… Who can guess whom they chatted with for 1/2 hour and then hugged when they left.  Their new BFF they said. LOL.

We finished our walk just as the skies opened up and I had to drive home through a HAIL storm.

  • Wednesday – Another early morning gym day. Still as smoky as the day before.

No time to run until after work.  I had several different groups to choose from. No surprise I chose the “ice cream” run but unfortunately they canceled due to the poor air quality.

I decided to see if it was ok to run and drove to the Crossings anyway. It was drizzling and I think that helped a lot and I felt fine… I even got ice cream after before it started to rain harder.

Global Running Day was a success …

  • Thursday – I skipped going to the gym because I had to go into the office but did get in a run at lunch.  I was lucky to have a friend join me on the rail trail….

It rained at work but dry here and the air quality didn’t bother us at all… (definitely over dressed… very humid!)

and then our weekly scheduled evening group trail run. Happily, the air cleared and we had a fun time.

this was a tough one so we walked up and ran down and then recovered at dinner…

  • Friday – Rest Day. No gym workout. No run.  Just work and a hair appt. after work.
  • Saturday – Long Run Saturday.  No race this weekend so I was back at it with my friends. 7 miles for me in preparation for a 7 mile race in two weeks. Brunch after with the whole gang, of course.

  • Sunday – If it is warm enough, we’ll go boating… if not, I ‘ll do some gardening and hiking.

This Coming Week on the Run– 

  • Monday – NYC (for a college reunion)
  • Tuesday – run (in NYC)
  • Wednesday – run
  • Thursday – run, trail walk
  • Friday –  rest day, mah jongg
  • Saturday – Long Run Valley Cats Father’s Day Homerun 5k.
  • Sunday – rest day, boating?

This Coming Week on the Blog – 

  • Tuesday – FRW Race Recap
  • Friday –  Favorite Running Fuels

Happy Running! How is your year of running so far? Training for any big or small races? Do you belong to a gym?  Did the air quality interfere with your runs this week. Please share.

 

 

 

 

 

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25 thoughts on “Weekly Run Down for 6.4.23-6.11.23: And so it was supposed to end”

  5. It was Joan Benoit??? How fun! But I thought Joan is still running- I didn’t know she has an injury. Hopefully it’s a temporary thing.
    So you’re still going to the gym but we have to wait till the end of the month to find out why? I’m hoping it’s because you love it so much, you decided to pay for a membership.
    Anyway nice job getting your runs in this week! You had a lot of weather challenges but got it done.

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  6. I’m going to echo all the comments about Joan. I got to meet her several years ago at the Bix-7. She’s a former female champ at that event, there’s even a statue of both her and Billy Rodgers near the finish line 😉 I didn’t know she was injured…hope it’s nothing serious. Glad you’re still hitting the gym!

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  8. What a fun story about your friend meeting Joan! She sounds like she was so humble too. What a gal.

    Great job getting out there this week Darlene! The ice cream cone looks amazing. 🙂

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  12. some nice mile this week! and still going to the gym, I love it! Glad you weren’t too affected by bad air quality. I guess you were talking about Joan Benoit? How funny to just be chatting with her and your friend not really knowing who she was!

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