Happy 4th of July! (Long run)

Happy 4th of July!  Hope everyone had a chance to enjoy some holiday time with family, and watch some amazing fireworks!

Wednesday, July 4th - 11 miles (4 miles (33:55), 6 miles (52:59), 1 mile (8:52)).  Woke up bright and early, and knocked my long run, in parts.  Started out with an out and back on the trail towards Home Depot, and saw Crystal/Colby/Krista warming up for their Village Circle workout before heading back.  The initial plan was to get in 6 miles then meet up with Mike for 6 more, but I was already suffering from exhaustion, and the heat/humidity was already beating me down.  Got home, drank 4 very cold glasses of water, cooled off for a few minutes, then met up with Mike at 6:30 a.m.  Out and back towards Troy on the trail, and it was quite miserable to say the least.  The humidity did back off a little on this second run, but my legs were just jello.  Many bikers/runners on the trail for the 4th, so happy to have some company, but a rough morning to run for this guy.  Got back and knocked out 1 whopping dreadmill mile, but was completely done afterwards.

May take a well deserved day off today, although thinking dreadmill for a few easy miles to shake out my legs.  They don't feel sore, nor tired for that matter, but really want to watch out for over-training.  The weather breaks this weekend, so will have some opportunity to knock out some stroller runs with Isaac in cooler weather!

Soaking up the rays for the 4th!

The crap we are dealing with, these days

Reading his new favorite book, post run